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L B Johnson Elementary

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L B Johnson Elementary ranks 1900 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

L B Johnson Elementary in Edinburg, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 402 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, where approximately 85% of students are economically disadvantaged. This school has earned a consistent 3-star rating from Schooldigger for the past four years, making it a reliable and steady performer in a district where nearby schools show wide swings in performance. While schools like Austin Elementary and Jefferson Elementary rank higher, L B Johnson stands out for its stability, remaining in the 58th to 61st percentile range over the last three years—a dependable choice for families.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its exceptional performance in upper elementary mathematics, particularly in 5th grade. In the most recent school year, 64% of 5th graders were proficient in math, significantly outpacing the district (50%) and state (47%) averages. This trend has held steady for several years, suggesting a strong math curriculum in the upper grades. In contrast, the school's closest neighbor, Travis Elementary, serves a similar student population but only saw 31% of its 5th graders reach math proficiency. L B Johnson also excels at supporting students who face economic challenges and those in special education, ranking in the 71st and 74th percentiles statewide for these groups—a clear sign that the school is effectively closing achievement gaps.

However, there are areas for improvement. Science is a persistent weakness, with only 27% of 5th graders proficient in the most recent year, below both district and state averages. Additionally, the school shows a notable gender performance gap: male students rank in the 67th percentile statewide, while female students rank in the 45th percentile, suggesting instructional approaches may work better for boys. Despite these challenges, L B Johnson remains a solid, mid-tier option within the district, offering consistent academics and strong support for its most vulnerable 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: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

1,900^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

377^th of 951Edinburg 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
2026	54.2	1900 of 4627	58.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.5	2518 of 4575	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.2	1625 of 3075	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.6	1488 of 4413	66.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.2	1321 of 4520	70.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.4	1493 of 4582	67.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.7	1127 of 4301	73.8%	★★★★☆
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)

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Reading48%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 4th 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	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%)	54.2	1900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	30		40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$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%)	40.6	2701^st of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	206		58.7	39.6	51.0	42.6	43.8	31.4	$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%)	62.6	1484^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.3	1565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	81	0.0	46.8	53.8	58.3	54.6	53.5	64.0	$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%)	54.9	1863^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.7%		43.4	2535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	672		53.7	55.6	47.8	53.7	69.4	41.8	$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%)	84.4	598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	403		84.0	57.1	69.1	88.0	57.1	83.3	$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%)	42.8	2528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	814		35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$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%)	87.9	458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	53		82.3	69.6	77.6	77.5	66.1	53.5	$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%)	46.4	2308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1162		39.5	50.9	43.8	39.5	60.4	46.8	$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%)	65.1	1344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	424		49.3	61.9	67.5	36.6	68.3	55.7	$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%)	51.8	2020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	1589		56.4	42.4	47.7	50.0	64.2	41.5	$10,118

Frequently Asked Questions about L B Johnson Elementary

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

How many students attend L B Johnson Elementary?

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

What district is L B Johnson Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Is L B Johnson Elementary a good school?

L B Johnson Elementary ranks 1900^th of 4627 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.

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