Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School serves 792 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 475th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 49.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481830010650 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 792 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.8% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School in context
Size
Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School is the 9th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 792 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 531; Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 5 with 141 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 72, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 5 has 45% more students than kindergarten (141 against 97). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. White students are next, at 11%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 49.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 792 students, Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School has 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 792 students would have about 53.5 teachers, so Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Nixon Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 41 other elementary schools, 14 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 | 74% |
| White | 11% |
| Black | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 97 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 120 |
| Grade 3 | 132 |
| Grade 4 | 120 |
| Grade 5 | 141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4851 Marcus Uribe Dr., El Paso, TX 79934
Phone: (915)774-7725
Website: tomlea.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixon Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.4 mi | 510 | 14.5 | 66.1% |
| Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.9 mi | 558 | 15.4 | 81.4% |
| Barron Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 368 | 12.7 | 78.3% |
| North Star Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.8 mi | 552 | 15.3 | 69.4% |
| Newman Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 246 | 10.4 | 88.6% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
| Desertaire Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.5 mi | 505 | 13.6 | 79.6% |
| Coach Archie Duran Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.8 mi | 648 | 14.5 | 89.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.