SAN LEON EL

SAN LEON EL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in DICKINSON, Texas, part of DICKINSON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 540 students spanning grades pre-K through 3.

Within DICKINSON ISD, which oversees 19 schools and 12,554 students, SAN LEON EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SAN LEON EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, SAN LEON EL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SAN LEON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Galveston County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,105 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), SAN LEON EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KENNETH E LITTLE EL, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAN LEON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAN LEON EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

SAN LEON EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAN LEON EL has decreased 23%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 540 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 34% to 27% over that span.

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