LEE H MEANS EL

Located at 1204 E LOOP 499, in HARLINGEN, Texas, LEE H MEANS EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that serves 730 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under HARLINGEN CISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LEE H MEANS EL sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

LEE H MEANS EL is one of 31 schools operated by HARLINGEN CISD, a district that enrolls 17,506 students overall.

On the student-mix side, LEE H MEANS EL logs that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% White. Compared to Cameron County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LEE H MEANS EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LEE H MEANS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.6%; actual is 65.3%, +17.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cameron County) reports that median household earnings sit near $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which LEE H MEANS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HCISD EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE H MEANS EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. LEE H MEANS EL's enrollment has climbed 14% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 730).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.