Moss Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Big Spring, Texas
Moss Elementary in Big Spring, Texas enrolled 380 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 18.3 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
461 students in 2022-23, 427 students in 2023-24, 380 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.2 to 20.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 461 | 25.2 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 25.5 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 380 | 20.7 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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 474 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Moss Elementary enrolled 474 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 474 of the 474 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.7% of students were Hispanic, 18.4% White, 4.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic73.7%
- White18.4%
- Black4.5%
- Two or more races3.4%
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 Big Spring
5 public elementary schools in Big Spring report 2024-25 enrollment; Moss Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy Elementary | 513 | 17.0 | 71.0% |
| Washington Elementary | 489 | 17.9 | 78.7% |
| Moss Elementary | 380 | 18.3 | 72.1% |
| Forsan Elementary | 343 | 15.9 | 43.7% |
| Goliad Elementary | 232 | 13.4 | 74.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Moss Elementary
- Washington ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 489 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Marcy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 513 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Moss Elementary with Washington ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Big Spring ISD spends per student$12,360 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,360
- The largest public schools in TexasMoss Elementary is the number 3,522 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,522 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.3:1
- 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 Moss Elementary
How many students attend Moss Elementary?
380 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 461 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Big Spring, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Moss Elementary?
18.3 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 Moss Elementary a Title I school?
Moss Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Moss Elementary in?
Big Spring ISD, NCES district ID 4810200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481020000480 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.