Excellence in Leadership Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Mission, Texas
Excellence in Leadership Academy in Mission, Texas enrolled 183 students in 2024-25 with 16.5 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%
263 students in 2022-23, 220 students in 2023-24, 183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 16.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 263 | 23.1 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 20.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 183 | 16.5 | 11.1 |
11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 301 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Excellence in Leadership Academy enrolled 301 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 301 of the 301 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.5% of students were Hispanic, 0.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.5%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Excellence in Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 40-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑53% | 40‑53% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 20‑33% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Mission
33 public elementary schools in Mission report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idea North Mission Academy | 719 | 20.6 | 91.2% |
| Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary | 715 | 15.8 | 79.9% |
| Idea Palmview Academy | 705 | 21.3 | 97.4% |
| Mims Elementary | 673 | 17.1 | 68.2% |
| Idea Academy Mission | 664 | 16.9 | 92.9% |
| Bryan Elementary | 653 | 16.0 | 70.8% |
| John H Shary Elementary | 652 | 16.2 | 64.0% |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary | 614 | 15.7 | 86.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Excellence in Leadership Academy
- Leal ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 436 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Pearson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 307 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Excellence in Leadership Academy with Leal ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Excellence in Leadership Academy spends per student$15,034 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,034
- The largest public schools in TexasExcellence in Leadership Academy is the number 4,433 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,433 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.11.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Excellence in Leadership Academy
How many students attend Excellence in Leadership Academy?
183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mission, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Excellence in Leadership Academy?
11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Excellence in Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Excellence in Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Excellence in Leadership Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Excellence in Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 40-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Excellence in Leadership Academy in?
Excellence in Leadership Academy, NCES district ID 4801433. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480143312793 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.