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Richard J Lee Elem

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 711 students

Current score
95/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+3.2 ptsvs 91.8 average · 365 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
35 of 365tied with 44 others
A95

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 96 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 91.8 average for 365 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
85%vs 77% avg · +8 pts
Masters
61%vs 48% avg · +13 pts

Among 358 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
86%vs 74.1% avg · +11.9 pts
Masters
62%vs 44.1% avg · +17.9 pts

Among 356 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
87%vs 81.4% avg · +5.6 pts
Masters
66%vs 51.5% avg · +14.5 pts

Among 358 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Richard J Lee Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 91.8 average for 365 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 35th of 365 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 44 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageRichard J Lee Elem 9493949595 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 96 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9591.8 365 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9592.3 357 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9491.4 350 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9391.9 339 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9492.4 332 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement95 A+2.1 vs similar economic context · 358 reporting
  • School Progress95 A+6.8 vs similar economic context · 356 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps95 A+5.4 vs similar economic context · 354 reporting
  • Academic Growth95 A+8.1 vs similar economic context · 354 reporting
  • Relative Performance85 B+7.0 vs similar economic context · 356 reporting
  • Richard J Lee Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (365 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement95A—
School Progress95A—
Closing the Gaps95A—
Academic Growth95A—
Relative Performance85B5

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level97%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
  • Meets grade level85%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
  • Masters grade level61%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
  • Meets grade level87%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
  • Masters grade level66%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 reporting
  • Meets grade level86%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 reporting
  • Masters grade level62%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level97%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 reporting
  • Meets grade level75%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 reporting
  • Masters grade level42%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (365 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
711
Economically disadvantaged
4.2%−3.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
48.5%+37.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
7.7%−7.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.6%+0.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
1.9%−4.2 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Richard J Lee Elem

African American: 3.7%Hispanic: 2.8%White: 6.1%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 85.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.8%
  • African American 3.7%
  • Hispanic 2.8%
  • White 6.1%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 85.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 365 reporting for every category shown · 365 in full cohort

African American: 4.6%Hispanic: 16.3%White: 48%American Indian: 0.5%Asian: 24.9%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 5.7%
  • African American 4.6%
  • Hispanic 16.3%
  • White 48%
  • American Indian 0.5%
  • Asian 24.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
710
Economically disadvantaged students
30
Emergent bilingual students
344
Special education students
55

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
94
Students in TEA mobility denominator
627
TEA-published mobility rate
15%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 711 students in 2025–26, an increase of 48 (7.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
711

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+48

Increase · +7.2%

Change since 2021–22
−1

Decrease · −0.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
711
Selected comparison
872.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 360 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Richard J Lee Elem
School yearStudents enrolledRichard J Lee ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 712 First available year 880.9
2022–23 719 Increase of 7 (1.0%) 902.2
2023–24 728 Increase of 9 (1.3%) 888.9
2024–25 663 Decrease of 65 (8.9%) 885
2025–26 711 Increase of 48 (7.2%) 872.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
11

1.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
12

1.66 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
723

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
1.5%
Selected comparison
4.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 195 rated schools reporting

−3.0 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
1.66
Selected comparison
7.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 232 rated schools reporting

−5.6 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Richard J Lee Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 753 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 815 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 822 Suppressed — 17 2.07 — 7.1
2023–24 809 22 2.7% 29 3.58 4.5% 7.3
2024–25 723 11 1.5% 12 1.66 4.5% 7.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Richard J Lee Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 11 1.5% 12 1.66 4.5% 7.3
In-school suspensions 11 1.5% 12 1.66 4.2% 5.9
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$5k$13k$21k20182020202220242025
  • Richard J Lee Elem
  • Parent district: Coppell ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,205
Selected comparison
$10,602

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting

−$1,397 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,205 per student for this campus, $19,999 per student for its parent district, Coppell ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearRichard J Lee ElemParent district: Coppell ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,815$16,953$13,054$7,058 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 299 rated schools reporting
2019$5,913$16,508$13,108$7,235 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 308 rated schools reporting
2020$7,296$13,424$14,058$7,525 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting
2021$7,073$12,615$14,797$7,945 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 326 rated schools reporting
2022$7,737$13,617$15,708$9,346 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 333 rated schools reporting
2023$8,501$13,588$16,792$9,094 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 338 rated schools reporting
2024$9,569$17,514$18,125$9,907 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 349 rated schools reporting
2025$9,205$19,999$18,972$10,602 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$72,501+$2,885 vs similar economic context
Teachers
48−8.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.8±0.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Richard J Lee Elem

Beginning: 2.1%1 to 5 years: 33.3%6 to 10 years: 25%11 to 20 years: 33.3%21 to 30 years: 4.2%Over 30 years: 2.1%
  • Beginning 2.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 33.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 25%
  • 11 to 20 years 33.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.2%
  • Over 30 years 2.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 365 reporting for every category shown · 365 in full cohort

Beginning: 4%1 to 5 years: 24.1%6 to 10 years: 20%11 to 20 years: 31.6%21 to 30 years: 16.9%Over 30 years: 2.4%
  • Beginning 4%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 20%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.9%
  • Over 30 years 2.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Richard J Lee Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRichard J Lee Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten17.219
Grade 117.419.3
Grade 221.219.6
Grade 321.521.7
Grade 42020.5
Grade 52522.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

3 measures

  • 6of 547

    Academic Growth

    Dallas County · of the 547 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 8of 549

    Math — Masters

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 9of 552

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Dallas County · of the 552 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

14 measures

  • 13of 549

    Math — Meets

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure

  • 16of 549

    All Subjects — Masters

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 19of 549

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 20of 549

    Math — Approaches

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 21of 549

    Reading — Masters

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 25of 549

    School Progress

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 10

  • 27of 563

    Overall score

    Dallas County · of the 563 that report this measure · tied with 11

  • 27of 549

    Closing the Gaps

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 28of 549

    All Subjects — Meets

    Dallas County · of the 549 that report this measure · tied with 7

  • 29of 540

    Science — Approaches

    Dallas County · of the 540 that report this measure · tied with 8

  • 48of 1,110

    Reading — Approaches

    Region 10: Richardson · of the 1,110 that report this measure · tied with 13

  • 49of 1,107

    Attendance

    Region 10: Richardson · of the 1,107 that report this measure · tied with 16

  • 55of 1,110

    Reading — Meets

    Region 10: Richardson · of the 1,110 that report this measure · tied with 7

  • 91of 4,145

    Student Achievement

    Similar size · of the 4,145 that report this measure · tied with 68

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057922112.