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L B Johnson Elementary

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L B Johnson Elementary ranks 1930 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

L B Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, serving 422 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with strong proficiency rates in 5th-grade reading and math but lower rates in 3rd-grade subjects, suggesting it may be more effective in supporting older students.

One of L B Johnson Elementary's standout features is its Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools. However, the school's performance for students in special education is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 20% of the state. Interestingly, the school is located near several other high-performing elementary schools in the Edinburg district, such as Austin Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, providing families with multiple quality educational options.

Despite the school's strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, L B Johnson Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 86% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting a need for a more stable and sustained improvement strategy. By focusing on targeted interventions in areas like 3rd-grade reading and math, as well as special education support, L B Johnson Elementary has the potential to provide a more equitable and high-quality education for all its students.

402

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,102

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 E Sprague St
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 289-2358

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend L B Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle
High:	Edinburg High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

1,930^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

420^th of 961Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District 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
2025	53.6	1930 of 4651	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1456 of 4710	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1810 of 4647	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1940 of 4581	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	3071 of 4578	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1561 of 4479	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1574 of 4359	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	2363 of 4329	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.5	1593 of 4286	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.1	792 of 4320	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	1026 of 4260	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	33.6	3226 of 4221	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	2914 of 4206	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	2897 of 4095	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	2475 of 3937	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	2563 of 3884	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	1715 of 3768	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	1927 of 3724	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.1	1065 of 3476	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.8	2221 of 3475	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.3	2465 of 3465	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	1817 of 4461	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	2595 of 4331	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	681 of 4295	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	465 of 4240	89.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	977 of 2918	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	964 of 3668	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	1248 of 3556	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1739 of 3487	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	1770 of 3446	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	575 of 3333	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	399 of 3226	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	1696 of 3744	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1932 of 4658	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2510 of 4588	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2113 of 4561	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	3184 of 4499	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	1582 of 4348	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	1463 of 4306	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	23.6	2508 of 3006	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	927 of 3644	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	873 of 4465	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	1369 of 4401	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1399 of 4376	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2682 of 4329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	1087 of 4188	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	1165 of 4168	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	794 of 3705	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	854 of 4594	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	1220 of 4521	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	1218 of 4477	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	2595 of 4451	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	774 of 4309	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	940 of 4264	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	1163 of 3739	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	1124 of 4647	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	1258 of 4585	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1850 of 4563	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	2948 of 4498	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	1573 of 4357	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1756 of 4319	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1719 of 3549	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	886 of 4292	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)99th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+7 vs state

Reading48%-7 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	402	26	15.2	84.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%		63	1456^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.1%	474			39.4	50.0	54.2	48.5	58.9	52.5	27.1	$11,102
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S 21st Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2354	337	25	13.2	86.4%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	333 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%		42	2732^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	42.0%	175			49.1	38.0	55.0	41.5	36.0	31.7	23.8	$12,301
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	554	35	15.6	76.4%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.3	1565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%		57.7	1707^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.8%	142	0.0		46.8	63.6	61.0	39.1	64.2	55.3	27.4	$10,238
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Raul Longoria	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2380	399	26	15.1	75.9%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	388 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%		58.6	1670^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.5%	865			47.2	44.1	54.7	38.9	45.6	45.3	18.8	$11,772
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	366	26	14.0	86.6%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%		88.7	419^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.1%	224			84.0	85.7	70.0	82.4	90.2	69.2	71.8	$13,000
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 E Lovett St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2525	400	28	14.2	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%		64.1	1410^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.1%	304			54.8	54.6	60.8	42.9	49.1	54.9	22.5	$11,533
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	511	34	15.1	64.8%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%		88	455^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.3%	50			73.6	86.7	76.1	70.4	58.3	71.6	44.8	$11,538
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2342	414	29	14.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%		34.2	3205^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.0%	265			29.5	44.9	41.8	21.3	53.1	45.5	7.3	$11,807
Betts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 S Cesar Chavez Rd	Edinburg	75839	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2560	534	33	16.2	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	530 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%		50.2	2167^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.0%	399			47.8	68.3	49.2	42.9	64.6	48.5	13.6	$9,754
Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 S Cesar Chavez	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2308	541	30	17.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%		39.4	2870^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.1%	739		33.3	41.2	29.3	48.7	44.9	31.1	23.5	14.8	$10,118

Frequently Asked Questions about L B Johnson Elementary

What district is L B Johnson Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of L B Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend L B Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle
High : Edinburg High School

Is L B Johnson Elementary a good school?

L B Johnson Elementary ranks 1930^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of L B Johnson Elementary?

Students at L B Johnson Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend L B Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended L B Johnson Elementary.

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