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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEON ISD·NCES 482718003051
LEON EL
12168 HWY 79 W, JEWETT, TX 75846 · (903) 626-1428 · Leon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 EL→LEON H S
Based on grade levels within LEON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
+9 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
% White
53%
was 60%
% Hispanic
38%
was 35%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LEON EL
LEON EL, a low-enrollment K-5 school in JEWETT, Texas, operated by LEON ISD, instructs 386 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 519.
LEON EL is one of 2 schools operated by LEON ISD, a district that educates 758 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LEON EL reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Leon County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, LEON EL shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 58% of students at LEON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 56.8%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Leon County put median household income runs about $61,449, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Leon County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,286 students), LEON EL is one campus in the mix.
LEON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, LEON EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 377 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 53% across the same window.
On allk12, members of the LEON EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- LEON H S0.0 mi · 372
- BUFFALO J H12.8 mi · 414
- BUFFALO H S13.2 mi · 304
- BUFFALO EL13.8 mi · 270
- CENTERVILLE EL14.2 mi · 354
- CENTERVILLE JR-SR H S14.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About LEON ELHow many students attend LEON EL?
LEON EL enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LEON EL serve?
LEON EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEON EL is approximately 14.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEON EL?
LEON EL reports a student body of 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LEON EL?
LEON EL is overseen by LEON ISD in Leon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.