LEO A RIZZUTO EL

Set in LA PORTE, Texas, LEO A RIZZUTO EL is a modestly sized K-5 school, operated by LA PORTE ISD. It enrolls 299 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

LA PORTE ISD runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,099 students. LEO A RIZZUTO EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LEO A RIZZUTO EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 38% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LEO A RIZZUTO EL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, LEO A RIZZUTO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 59.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which LEO A RIZZUTO EL is one.

The closest other public school is JAMES H BAKER SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEO A RIZZUTO EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEO A RIZZUTO EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEO A RIZZUTO EL has declined 49%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025.

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