South Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Daingerfield, Texas

South Elementary in Daingerfield, Texas enrolled 216 students in 2024-25 with 14.6 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 36-40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

218 students in 2022-23, 216 students in 2023-24, 216 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.9 to 14.6.

Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 218, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232182023-242162024-25216
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 218, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232182023-242162024-25216
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 218, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232182023-242162024-25216
Students enrolled at South Elementary by school year2022-23: 218, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232182023-242162024-25216
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321821.99.9
2023-2421619.511.1
2024-2521614.614.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 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; South Elementary 14.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 14.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; South Elementary 14.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 14.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; South Elementary 14.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 14.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; South Elementary 14.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSouth Elementary 14.8state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary enrolled 203 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.6% of students were Black, 32.4% White, 20.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black36.6%
  2. White32.4%
  3. Hispanic20.8%
  4. Two or more races8.8%
  5. American Indian0.9%
  6. Asian0.5%

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 South Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236‑40%32‑36%52%
Math, 2022-2335%26‑29% (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 Daingerfield

2 public elementary schools in Daingerfield report 2024-25 enrollment; South Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Elementary26014.883.5%
South Elementary21614.883.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Elementary

  1. West ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 260 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Hughes Springs ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 531 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  3. Compare South Elementary with West ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD spends per student$15,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,986
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSouth Elementary is the number 4,353 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,353 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.14.8:1
  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 South Elementary

  1. How many students attend South Elementary?
    216 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 218 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Daingerfield, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary?
    14.8 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 South Elementary a Title I school?
    South Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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.
  5. What district is South Elementary in?
    Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, NCES district ID 4816180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481618006389 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.

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