RICHARD J LEE EL

RICHARD J LEE EL, a medium-sized K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by COPPELL ISD, educates 663 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 28% above typical.

RICHARD J LEE EL is one of 16 schools operated by COPPELL ISD, a district that educates 13,233 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RICHARD J LEE EL lists that nearly all students (86%) are Asian. Other groups include 6% White, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RICHARD J LEE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.2%, the actual is 78.3%, a residual of +6.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. RICHARD J LEE EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: COPPELL MIDDLE WEST, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RICHARD J LEE EL. On composite proficiency, RICHARD J LEE EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

RICHARD J LEE EL operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHARD J LEE EL has edged down 20%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 663 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 81% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.