Enrollment
107
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAMON ISD·NCES 481626001391
Damon Elementary School
1211 MULCAHY ST /CR 264, DAMON, TX 77430 · (979) 742-3457 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
78 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 7% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +47.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 46.0% | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% | 23.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Damon Elementary School
Damon Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Elementary School this school | 107 | 72.9% | 39.0% |
| Gause Elementary School GAUSE | 134 | 76.9% | 53.6% |
| Nanny Elementary School RIVIERA | 143 | 68.5% | 27.1% |
| Petronila Elementary School ROBSTOWN | 110 | 67.3% | 67.2% |
| Eldorado Elementary School ELDORADO | 144 | 65.3% | 58.8% |
| Austin Elementary School MEMPHIS | 139 | 82.7% | 55.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Damon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,717 of 4,401 | #49 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #870 of 4,466 ▲ 2,167 | #18 of 52 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #567 of 4,466 ▲ 1,432 | #11 of 52 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +36.5pp | #55 of 3,998 | #2 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #4,821 of 4,938 | #55 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #2,399 of 4,789 | #7 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
107
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 107 | 14 | 7.6:1 | 73% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 16 | 6.4:1 | 73% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 13.3 | 7.1:1 | 83% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 12 | 9.6:1 | 75% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 11.5 | 16.2:1 | 70% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 98% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 13 | 13.9:1 | 71% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 50% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 129 | 58 | 2.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Damon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (185 to 107); teachers up 22% (11.5 to 14).
About Damon Elementary School
Damon Elementary School serves students in DAMON, Texas, as a very small elementary school. The school has 107 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 79% below average.
Damon Elementary School falls under DAMON ISD.
At Damon Elementary School, 64% of students are Hispanic. It is also 26% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brazoria County is roughly 32% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Damon Elementary School scores 52%.
Damon Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 7.5 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at Damon Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Brazoria County averages 50%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Damon Elementary School, the prediction is 42.6% and the result is 39.0%.
In Brazoria County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,993, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 115 public schools and about 75,767 students.
About 6.6 miles separate Damon Elementary School from the closest public school, Needville High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. On average proficiency, Damon Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Damon Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 115 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 107 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 9.6 in 2020-21 to 7.6 in 2024-25.
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Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Needville High School6.6 mi · 1,111
- Needville Middle School6.8 mi · 853
- Needville Junior High School6.9 mi · 565
- Needville Elementary School9.2 mi · 1,121
- Newgulf Elementary School9.6 mi · 559
- Columbia High School11.8 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Damon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Damon Elementary School?
Damon Elementary School enrolls approximately 107 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Damon Elementary School serve?
Damon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Damon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Damon Elementary School is approximately 7.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Damon Elementary School?
At Damon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 64% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Damon Elementary School public or private?
Damon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DAMON ISD.
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