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Richard J Lee Elementary

Public Grades K-5

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Richard J Lee Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a top-performing school within the Coppell Independent School District (Isd), serving 663 students from Kindergarten through 5th grade and consistently earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade. This school stands out for its elite and improving state ranking, climbing from the 96th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 98th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it 72nd out of 4,627 elementary schools statewide. Its academic excellence is uniform across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in Reading and Math ranging from 79% to 90% in the most recent school year, though 5th-grade Science scores, while above state averages, are a relative weak point at 55.65% proficiency.

What truly differentiates Richard J Lee is its exceptional support for diverse student populations. The school ranks in the 99th percentile for English Language Learners (ELL) and the 97th percentile for Special Education students, demonstrating highly effective instructional strategies that ensure all students achieve at high levels. This is particularly noteworthy given the school's unique socioeconomic profile, with only 3.77% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like Landry Elementary (58.44%) in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd).

In the local educational landscape, Richard J Lee is part of a high-achieving neighborhood within Coppell ISD, where its closest rival, Canyon Ranch Elementary (0.88 miles away), ranks 85th in the state with even higher test scores in some areas, such as 92% proficiency in 5th-grade Math. This creates a competitive ecosystem, but the data also reveals a stark contrast with nearby schools from other districts, such as Freeman Elementary and Manara Academy, which rank significantly lower. The school's success is deeply tied to the overall effectiveness of Coppell ISD, where even the district average in 5th-grade Math (72.84%) far exceeds the state average (47.38%), ensuring a strong education for any student in the district.

663

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,826

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8808 Chaparral Waters Way
Dallas, TX 75019

(214) 496-7900

District: Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Richard J Lee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coppell Middle West
High:	Coppell High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

85.5%

White:

5.9%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (84% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg75%

Texas avg51%

72^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

17^th of 951Coppell Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	72 of 4627	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	103 of 4651	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	114 of 4710	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	140 of 4647	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	176 of 4581	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	169 of 4578	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	71 of 4479	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	107 of 4359	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	150 of 4329	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.9	430 of 4286	90.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	840 of 4320	80.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.8	530 of 2421	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	756 of 2444	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	668 of 2515	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	1249 of 2483	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	263 of 999	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	204 of 814	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	284 of 1045	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	360 of 1015	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	347 of 957	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	300 of 967	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	125 of 1009	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	229 of 1005	77.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.0	375 of 4461	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	287 of 4331	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	213 of 4295	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	231 of 4240	94.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	54 of 1643	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	66 of 2918	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	172 of 3668	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	531 of 3556	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	872 of 3487	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	673 of 3446	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	227 of 3333	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	160 of 3226	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	51 of 4575	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	33 of 3744	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	45 of 4658	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	111 of 4588	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	109 of 4561	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	170 of 4499	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	66 of 4348	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	108 of 4306	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	387 of 3075	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	387 of 2619	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	532 of 2980	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	979 of 2958	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.0	258 of 3006	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	160 of 3184	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	136 of 3106	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	584 of 4465	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	1977 of 4401	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	3236 of 4329	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3485 of 4188	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	88.9	228 of 4168	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	550 of 4520	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	510 of 3705	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	1798 of 4594	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	1646 of 4309	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	2699 of 4264	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	95 of 4582	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	61 of 3739	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	142 of 4647	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	182 of 4585	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	275 of 4563	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	167 of 4498	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	88 of 4357	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	108 of 4319	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	132 of 4301	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.5	519 of 3549	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	115 of 4292	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	240 of 4086	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	373 of 3952	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	120 of 3799	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	681 of 3684	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	487 of 3558	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	222 of 3006	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	74.2	538 of 2612	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	743 of 3108	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	747 of 3106	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	1300 of 3082	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	613 of 3082	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	1122 of 3142	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	1550 of 3127	50.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2022)78th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading85%+31 vs state

Mathematics83%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Richard J Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	8808 Chaparral Waters Way	Dallas	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-7900	663	46	14.4	3.8%	39 (5.9%)	27 (4.1%)	16 (2.4%)	567 (85.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	97.7	72^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.4%		97	103^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	31	80.6	84.7	90.3		79.2	81.8	89.5		$8,826
Las Colinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Kinwest Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-2200	505	33	15.4	21.6%	60 (11.9%)	82 (16.2%)	75 (14.9%)	260 (51.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	92.7	265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.3%		90.5	356^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.3%	91	76.8	77.1	82.1		71.9	69.0	72.7		$9,206
Canyon Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Santa Fe Trail	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-7200	705	48	14.6	8.2%	40 (5.7%)	24 (3.4%)	28 (4.0%)	595 (84.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	97.3	85^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.7	63^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%	22	82.2	88.9	88.7		75.8	80.9	81.0		$8,752
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Valley Ranch Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1700	651	42	15.6	29.2%	12 (1.8%)	117 (18.0%)	68 (10.4%)	427 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	69.2	1176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.6%		66.7	1278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%	102	62.3	62.5	49.1		63.6	56.3	51.8		$8,073
Valley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Rodeo Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8500	577	37	15.5	5.0%	16 (2.8%)	15 (2.6%)	19 (3.3%)	508 (88.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	96	129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.4	83^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%	46	75.6	78.8	87.2		79.1	78.8	81.7		$9,812
Landry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Red River Trl	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2100	474	35	13.6	58.4%	36 (7.6%)	217 (45.8%)	76 (16.0%)	98 (20.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	51.3	2045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.8%		32.7	3279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	1234	64.3	45.8	57.4		53.6	42.4	36.8		$9,152
Manara Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8201 Tristar Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	275	14	20.2	48.0%	44 (16.0%)	43 (15.6%)	7 (2.5%)	156 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	35.2	3071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	33.6%		12.2	4406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.3%	1335	44.7	24.1	63.2	32.4	42.1	20.7	68.4	32.4	$13,172
Pinkerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Southwestern Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-6800	368	30	12.2	7.1%	150 (40.8%)	18 (4.9%)	42 (11.4%)	127 (34.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)								(n/a)									$10,838
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mockingbird	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8200	441	35	12.6	8.6%	158 (35.8%)	20 (4.5%)	55 (12.5%)	176 (39.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	89.4	398^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.1	404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	6	77.3	77.9	76.0		77.0	70.6	59.4		$10,903
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 S Moore	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7300	541	39	13.8	11.8%	150 (27.7%)	25 (4.6%)	83 (15.3%)	253 (46.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	87.3	487^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.5%		81	719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	232	70.6	68.1	78.0		64.7	58.3	76.9		$10,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard J Lee Elementary

What district is Richard J Lee Elementary in?

Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Richard J Lee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richard J Lee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coppell Middle West
High : Coppell High School

How many students attend Richard J Lee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Richard J Lee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Richard J Lee Elementary?

Students at Richard J Lee Elementary are 86% Asian, 6% White, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Richard J Lee Elementary a good school?

Yes! Richard J Lee Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 72^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

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