Martin De Leon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Martin De Leon Elementary School serves 531 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 2215th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 33.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415005609 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 531 | 12,919 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.6% | 69.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Martin De Leon Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 15 elementary schools in Victoria ISD, Martin De Leon Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 4.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 444; Martin De Leon 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 grade 3 with 88 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 61, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (87 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 62.9% here and 68.8% across Victoria ISD. White students are next, at 27.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria ISD 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 33.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 531 students, Martin De Leon Elementary School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 531 students would have about 35.9 teachers, so Martin De Leon Elementary School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Martin De Leon Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Rowland Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other elementary schools, 12 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 | 62.9% |
| White | 27.5% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1002 Santa Barbara St, Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: (361)788-9553
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Martin De Leon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 0.8 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| Smith STEM Academy | Victoria ISD | 1.2 mi | 447 | 15.2 | 79.2% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.7 mi | 456 | 13.9 | 75.9% |
| Shields Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.0 mi | 409 | 14.8 | 88% |
| Crain Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.2 mi | 561 | 17.1 | 85.4% |
| Rodolfo Torres Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.9 mi | 381 | 14 | 83.5% |
| O'Connor Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 3.1 mi | 440 | 16.1 | 86.6% |
| Primary DAEP | Victoria ISD | 3.3 mi | 10 | 5 | 80% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.