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Leo J Leo Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Leo J Leo Elementary in Mission, TX, is a small PK-5 school in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd) serving 319 students, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in academic performance, dropping from the 51st percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 8th percentile in 2025-2026—its lowest rank in a decade. This sharp fall is the most extreme negative swing in the area, especially when compared to nearby schools like Jose De Escandon Elementary and Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary, which are trending upward and now rank in the 79th-83rd percentile.

Despite having smaller class sizes (a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1) and higher per-student spending ($13,209), the school is struggling across all subjects. In 2025-2026, only 9.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math—the lowest score for any grade or subject among all nearby schools, with the next closest being Patricio Perez Elementary at 31.9%. Science scores for 5th graders have also been persistently low, ranging from 14% to 21.88% proficiency over the last three years. Interestingly, the school has shown sporadic high performance on STAAR Spanish reading tests, such as 5th graders scoring 68.75% proficient in Spanish Reading in 2023-2024, suggesting a strong bilingual program that isn't translating to English proficiency or overall math and science scores.

A key comparison is with Guillermo Flores Elementary, located just 0.12 miles away and serving a similar demographic. While Flores has also seen a decline, its drop is far less severe, and in 2025-2026, it outperformed Leo J. Leo in every single grade and subject in English—for example, 46.97% proficiency in 3rd Grade Math versus 9.3%. This suggests the challenges at Leo J. Leo are specific to the school's internal practices, not just the neighborhood. The school's historical strength with English Language Learner students has also vanished, falling from the 83rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 8th percentile overall. Leo J. Leo is at a critical juncture, needing a comprehensive review of curriculum and instruction to reverse this downward trend.

319

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,148

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Roque Salinas
Mission, TX 78572-2009

(956) 323-2370

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Leo J Leo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	Jimmy Carter Early College High School
	La Joya Palmview High School
	Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

4,266^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 21Elementary Schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

583^rd of 951La Joya 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	15.5	4266 of 4627	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	3623 of 4651	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2320 of 4710	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2639 of 4647	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	2371 of 4581	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3137 of 4578	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	1657 of 4479	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1911 of 4359	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.0	2595 of 4329	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	2978 of 4286	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	2776 of 4320	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.6	2867 of 4260	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	2646 of 4221	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.9	3215 of 4206	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	3937 of 4095	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	3869 of 3937	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	2837 of 3884	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	3135 of 3768	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	3092 of 3724	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	2765 of 3476	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.5	2851 of 3475	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	3214 of 3465	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	1605 of 4461	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	2903 of 4331	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	990 of 4295	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	771 of 4240	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1811 of 2918	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.2	622 of 3668	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	2044 of 3556	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	1491 of 3487	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	2306 of 3446	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	914 of 3333	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	473 of 3226	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	4227 of 4575	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	3218 of 3744	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.3	1504 of 4658	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2655 of 4588	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2584 of 4561	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2996 of 4499	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1796 of 4348	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1955 of 4306	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	2016 of 2619	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	2041 of 2980	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2036 of 3184	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2349 of 3106	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	4051 of 4413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	2615 of 3644	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.6	1366 of 4465	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	2371 of 4401	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2132 of 4376	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	2719 of 4329	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	1220 of 4188	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1458 of 4168	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	4002 of 4520	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2471 of 3705	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.7	991 of 4594	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	2478 of 4521	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1710 of 4477	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2831 of 4451	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	946 of 4309	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	944 of 4264	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	4177 of 4582	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	2514 of 3739	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2581 of 4647	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2606 of 4585	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2198 of 4563	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	2871 of 4498	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1595 of 4357	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1895 of 4319	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3452 of 4301	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	1904 of 3549	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.6	454 of 4292	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	1823 of 4086	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2077 of 3952	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1927 of 3799	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.7	206 of 3684	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	25.5	3021 of 3558	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)64th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th 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	Total
Leo J Leo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2370	319	25	12.6	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	4266^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		26.8	3623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	643	5.9	44.4	0.0	19.2	48.3	37.5	9.3	34.2	23.1	$11,148
Guillermo Flores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2760	452	29	15.6	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	2944^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.4%		34	3190^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	246	40.0	33.3	57.1	44.6	38.9	45.8	47.0	43.3	36.4	$9,534
E B Reyna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 E Veterans Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2390	523	35	14.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	520 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43.7	2464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.7%		40.1	2766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%	302	14.3			38.3	47.6	62.1	27.3	47.6	51.7	$9,845
Jose De Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 N Schuebach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2410	614	39	15.6	86.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	610 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79	794^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.8%		70	1140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%	346	40.0	63.6		50.0	66.2	73.2	51.5	76.5	67.1	$7,813
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2612 N Moorefield Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2720	715	45	15.8	81.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	712 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.9	985^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.7%		72.1	1049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	64				68.9	60.0	58.6	51.3	72.5	59.6	$7,355
Patricio Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4431 Minnesota Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2450	421	29	14.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	3490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.6%		34	3192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	298	0.0	31.3	18.8	47.1	42.2	44.2	31.9	39.3	31.0	$9,842
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 W Mile 3	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2480	538	33	16.3	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	535 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	2215^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.1%		55.4	1815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	400	10.0	40.0	16.7	52.1	38.7	57.8	32.8	45.5	58.4	$9,457
Idea Academy Mission	Public, Charter	K-5	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	664	39	16.8	93.4%	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	648 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2188^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		49.7	2156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.6%	32				44.1	53.4	57.3	38.1	56.9	39.0	$11,111
Narciso Cavazos	Public	PK, KG-5	4563 Minnesota Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2430	471	31	15.0	94.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.5	2245^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		29.6	3456^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%	1211	37.0	48.3	10.5	53.1	56.4	43.6	50.9	41.8	44.6	$8,123
Idea Palmview Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4100 N Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4900	705	33	21.3	97.9%	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	671 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	3721^st of 4627 public elementary schools	19.6%		23.4	3827^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	106		0.0	14.3	37.0	27.4	54.6	42.6	29.5	24.6	$10,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo J Leo Elementary

What district is Leo J Leo Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Leo J Leo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo J Leo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : Jimmy Carter Early College High School
High : La Joya Palmview High School
High : Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

How many students attend Leo J Leo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Leo J Leo Elementary.

Is Leo J Leo Elementary a good school?

Leo J Leo Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Leo J Leo Elementary?

Students at Leo J Leo Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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