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How has TOM LEA JR EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
792
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010650
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School
4851 MARCUS URIBE DR, EL PASO, TX 79934 · (915) 774-7725 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
442 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (141).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like Tom Lea Jr Elementary School
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lea Jr Elementary School this school | 792 | 55.8% | 54.5% |
| Ward Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 763 | 57.8% | 40.3% |
| IDEA Burke Academy SAN ANTONIO | 730 | 59.9% | 50.8% |
| Stark Elementary School FARMERS BRANCH | 626 | 56.9% | 44.8% |
| Hemphill Elementary School KYLE | 651 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
| Sst Alamo SAN ANTONIO | 848 | 54.1% | 52.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tom Lea Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,110 of 4,401 | #25 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,747 of 4,466 ▼ 46 | #59 of 133 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,106 of 4,466 ▲ 306 | #29 of 133 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #962 of 3,998 | #21 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #474 of 4,938 | #26 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,372 of 4,622 | #96 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #2,892 of 4,628 | #9 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #3,326 of 4,789 | #130 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #2,099 of 2,838 | #80 of 93 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
792
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 792 | 49.1 | 16.1:1 | 56% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 49.8 | 15.8:1 | 58% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 55.1 | 14.7:1 | 58% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 60% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 41% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 49 | 17.6:1 | 39% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 45% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom Lea Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (872 to 792); teachers down 7% (53 to 49.1).
About Tom Lea Jr Elementary School
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School serves students in EL PASO, Texas, as a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 792 students. The school is 53% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is a school in EL PASO ISD. The district has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
The largest group at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 74%. The remaining students are 11% White, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. The diversity index for Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 16.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School, which has 49.1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 18 points higher.
In Texas, Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 49.9%.
In El Paso County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in El Paso County number 273, with about 165,404 students.
Nixon Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Tom Lea Jr Elementary School. Tom Lea Jr Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Tom Lea Jr Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Tom Lea Jr Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 785 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 792.
People who know Tom Lea Jr Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Nixon Elementary School0.4 mi · 510
- Richardson Middle School0.5 mi · 758
- Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School0.9 mi · 558
- Barron Elementary School1.1 mi · 368
- Charles Middle School1.2 mi · 372
- North Star Elementary School1.8 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Tom Lea Jr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tom Lea Jr Elementary School?
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 792 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tom Lea Jr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tom Lea Jr Elementary School?
At Tom Lea Jr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 74% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tom Lea Jr Elementary School?
Tom Lea Jr Elementary School is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
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