LEONARD EL

LEONARD EL is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in LEONARD, Texas, part of LEONARD ISD, caters to 238 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 519.

LEONARD EL is one of 4 schools operated by LEONARD ISD, a district that serves 815 students overall.

On demographics, LEONARD EL records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LEONARD EL logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEONARD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 52.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fannin County indicate median household income runs about $72,295, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fannin County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,573 students), LEONARD EL is one campus in the mix.

LEONARD J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LEONARD EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.6%.

LEONARD EL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEONARD EL has declined 15%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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