Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Leon ISD: A

Total students

405

Avg. teacher experience

17.9 years

Leon ISD: 18.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Leon ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 90%

Leon Elementary School is an elementary school in Jewett, TX, in the Leon ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 405 students. 34.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,867, which is $4,020 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 17.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

leonisd.net

Address

12168 Hwy 79 W
Jewett, TX 75846

Office phone number

(903) 626-1428

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Leon Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

405

African American

4 (1%)

Leon ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.7%)

Leon ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.7%)

Leon ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

147 (36.3%)

Leon ISD: 36%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

238 (58.8%)

Leon ISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (1.5%)

Leon ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.7%

Hispanic

36.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

58.8%

Two or more races

1.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

34.3 %

Leon ISD: 40.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

57.3 %

Leon ISD: 55.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.8 %

Leon ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

34.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

17.3 %

Leon ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1 %

Leon ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.6 %

Leon ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

17.3%

Gifted and talented

1.0%

Special education

8.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Leon ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Leon ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Leon ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Leon ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9 %

Leon ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Leon ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.7 %

Leon ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Leon ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.7 %

Leon ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Leon ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

28.8

African American

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.9 (10%)

Leon ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.9 (86.6%)

Leon ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.3%)

Leon ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.9 (79.7%)

Leon ISD: 68.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.8 (20.3%)

Leon ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Leon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.1

Leon ISD: 12.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

17.9 years

Leon ISD: 18.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,867

Leon ISD: $57,525

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$38,536

Leon ISD: $39,658

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$38,959

Leon ISD: $39,312

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$47,316

Leon ISD: $47,164

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,092

Leon ISD: $58,123

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,330

Leon ISD: $64,150

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$67,603

Leon ISD: $67,312

Statewide: $71,111

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