Other / mixed grade configuration · Driscoll, TX

Driscoll El & Middle

Federal NCES profile for Driscoll El & Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481755008889
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Driscoll El & Middle earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
11.6:1
small classes for Texas
88.5%
free-lunch eligible
289
students enrolled

Driscoll El & Middle has class sizes smaller than 80% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

Driscoll El & Middle held near 281 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 25.3 → 25.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 481755008889 · Driscoll, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

289 enr · 11.6:1 · 88.5% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Ah Watwood Elementary School (289 students)

Driscoll El & Middle held near 281 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE held 25.3 → 25.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Driscoll El & Middle compares

Driscoll El & Middle held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▼ 21% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 88.5% ▲ 43% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 289 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
289
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
88.5%
free-lunch eligible - 43% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 20% in Texas - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,916
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 289 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 92.4%
White 6.9%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 92.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.1, Driscoll El & Middle is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Driscoll Isd reports $16,916 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Driscoll El & Middle

How many students attend Driscoll El & Middle?

Driscoll El & Middle has 289 students enrolled. It is a public school in Driscoll, TX. CCD year-over-year: 287 (2022-23) → 281 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Driscoll El & Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Driscoll El & Middle is 11.6:1, which is 21% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Driscoll El & Middle?

88.5% of students at Driscoll El & Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Driscoll El & Middle?

The largest demographic group at Driscoll El & Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 92.4% of enrollment, in Driscoll, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Driscoll El & Middle?

Driscoll El & Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Driscoll Isd?

None reported; Driscoll Isd operates only Driscoll El & Middle as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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