📍 12168 Hwy 79 W, Jewett, Leon County, 75846
Leon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jewett, Leon County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Turner. It is part of the Leon Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Leon el enrolls 421 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 421 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leon el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 57.
Leon el is one of 2 schools in LEON ISD, based in JEWETT, Texas. The district serves 758 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 421 students, Leon el is close to the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote