Lee Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lee Elementary School serves 414 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 3345th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818001645 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 414 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lee Elementary School in context
Size
Lee Elementary School is the 25th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 414 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 514; Lee Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 82 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 47, against an average of 59 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 59 in kindergarten and 57 in grade 5. It also enrolls 82 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
94% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 414 students, Lee Elementary School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 414 students would have about 28 teachers, so Lee Elementary School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Lee Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is De La Vina Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 94 other elementary schools, 33 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 82 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 64 |
| Grade 4 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1215 W Sprague St, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2342
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lee Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Vina Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.8 mi | 641 | 17 | 78.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.9 mi | 511 | 15.1 | 64.8% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.2 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 60.2% |
| Austin Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.6 mi | 366 | 14 | 86.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.6 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Canterbury Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.7 mi | 687 | 16.7 | 41.5% |
| Trevino Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 672 | 15.5 | 49.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 400 | 14.2 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.