Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Texarkana, Texas

Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary in Texarkana, Texas enrolled 494 students in 2024-25 with 34.8 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

530 students in 2022-23, 509 students in 2023-24, 494 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.4 to 34.8.

Students enrolled at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235302023-245092024-25494
Students enrolled at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235302023-245092024-25494
Students enrolled at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235302023-245092024-25494
Students enrolled at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235302023-245092024-25494
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353038.413.8
2023-2450936.014.2
2024-2549434.814.2

14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 14.2; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 14.2; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 14.2; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 14.2; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

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 501 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary enrolled 501 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 501 of the 501 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent7.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.3% of students were White, 15.0% Black, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White61.3%
  2. Black15.0%
  3. Hispanic11.1%
  4. Two or more races9.3%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Texarkana

12 public elementary schools in Texarkana report 2024-25 enrollment; Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty-Eylau Elementary53113.290.2%
Pleasant Grove Intermediate51416.041.1%
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary49414.242.9%
Highland Park Elementary42714.793.4%
Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary35116.228.8%
Waggoner Creek Elementary33714.636.5%
Spring Lake Park Elementary33410.888.9%
Theron Jones Early Literacy Center3299.597.3%

All public schools in Texarkana →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary

  1. Spring Lake Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 334 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 351 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary with Spring Lake Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pleasant Grove ISD spends per student$10,803 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,803
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMargaret Fischer Davis Elementary is the number 2,515 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,515 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. 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 Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary

  1. How many students attend Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary?
    494 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Texarkana, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary?
    14.2 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.
  3. Is Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary a Title I school?
    Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary in?
    Pleasant Grove ISD, NCES district ID 4835130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483513003979 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
  • 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.

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