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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at LEON EL?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEON ISD·NCES 482718003051
Leon Elementary School
12168 HWY 79 W, JEWETT, TX 75846 · (903) 626-1428 · Leon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
222 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Leon Elementary School→Leon High School
Based on grade levels within LEON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 38.0% | 21.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 48.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leon Elementary School
Leon Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Elementary School this school | 386 | 57.5% | 59.0% |
| H D Staples Elementary School JOSHUA | 406 | 58.1% | 51.5% |
| Olney Elementary School OLNEY | 369 | 59.1% | 51.4% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School AMARILLO | 362 | 59.4% | 55.4% |
| Lakeview Elementary School AMARILLO | 388 | 55.4% | 41.3% |
| South Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE | 340 | 61.2% | 44.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #820 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #657 of 4,466 ▲ 220 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,043 of 4,466 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.5pp | #145 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,599 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #2,015 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #1,665 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #3,246 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #1,160 of 1,307 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 26.6 | 14.5:1 | 58% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 26.1 | 14.2:1 | 64% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30.7 | 13.7:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 61% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 26.9 | 14.0:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 48% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (377 to 386); teachers down 1% (26.9 to 26.6).
About Leon Elementary School
Leon Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in JEWETT, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 386 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
Leon Elementary School sits within LEON ISD, which has 2 schools and 758 students.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at Leon Elementary School combined. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. Leon Elementary School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Leon Elementary School is 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. That is close to the 56% average for public schools in Leon County.
allk12 grades Leon Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 49.1% for a school in Texas with Leon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Leon Elementary School posts 59.0%.
Within Leon County, median household income is about $61,449, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Leon County number 12 and enroll about 3,286.
The nearest public school is Leon High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. The school's 59.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Leon Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Leon Elementary School had 420 students in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Leon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,263
Census ACS
Median income
$61,449
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Leon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Leon Elementary. Leon Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Leon Elementary SchoolLeon, WV · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Leon High School0.0 mi · 372
- Buffalo Junior High School12.8 mi · 414
- Buffalo High School13.2 mi · 304
- Buffalo Elementary School13.8 mi · 270
- Centerville Elementary School14.2 mi · 354
- Centerville Jr-Sr High School14.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Leon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Leon Elementary School?
Leon Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Leon Elementary School serve?
Leon Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leon Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leon Elementary School?
Leon Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Leon Elementary School?
Leon Elementary School is overseen by LEON ISD in Leon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.