LEXINGTON EL

Located at 222 FIFTH ST, in LEXINGTON, Texas, LEXINGTON EL is an average-sized primary school that works with 488 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within LEXINGTON ISD.

Across the 3 schools in LEXINGTON ISD (1,052 students total), LEXINGTON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LEXINGTON EL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Lee County as a whole.

On the resource side, LEXINGTON EL logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lee County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, LEXINGTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -10.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,371, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEXINGTON EL is one of 9 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 3,236 students).

Nearest neighbor: LEXINGTON MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LEXINGTON EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEXINGTON EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 485 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 14% to 22%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.