Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT ARTHUR ISD·NCES 483540003999
Dequeen Elementary School
740 DEQUEEN BLVD, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640 · (409) 984-8900 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
214 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 68 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 34% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PORT ARTHUR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dequeen Elementary School
Dequeen Elementary School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dequeen Elementary School this school | 232 | 92.2% | 22.1% |
| Burrus Elementary School HOUSTON | 198 | 96.5% | 45.4% |
| Academy of Dallas DALLAS | 220 | 88.2% | 11.0% |
| Alcott Elementary School HOUSTON | 202 | 98.0% | 38.5% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School FORT WORTH | 261 | 95.0% | 30.5% |
| Washington Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 223 | 90.1% | N/A |
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 Dequeen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,196 of 4,401 | #27 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,216 of 4,466 ▼ 157 | #23 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,337 of 4,466 ▼ 148 | #28 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,163 of 3,998 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #4,529 of 4,938 | #37 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #21 of 4,622 | #1 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #2,659 of 4,628 | #24 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #814 of 4,789 | #11 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,148 of 2,838 | #10 of 17 |
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
232
0 (0%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 232 | 23.6 | 9.8:1 | 92% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 23.1 | 9.5:1 | 88% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 21.6 | 8.9:1 | 83% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 29 | 8.0:1 | 89% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 21.2 | 13.8:1 | 91% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 77% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 93% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 86% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dequeen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (291 to 232); teachers up 12% (21.2 to 23.6).
About Dequeen Elementary School
Dequeen Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. It educates 232 students in grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Dequeen Elementary School is part of PORT ARTHUR ISD, where 13 schools serve 8,041 students.
Black students are the majority at Dequeen Elementary School, with 66% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Black share is about 33%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dequeen Elementary School operates with 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. Dequeen Elementary School reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 71%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Dequeen Elementary School is 34.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.1%.
Dequeen Elementary School is located in Jefferson County, where the median household income is $60,026, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Besides Dequeen Elementary School, Jefferson County has 91 other public schools.
The school nearest to Dequeen Elementary School is Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.8%; Dequeen Elementary School's is 22.1%, ranking 7th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 232 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 232. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 9.8:1, from 8.0:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Bob Hope School - El CampusElementary · 650 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other Dequeen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dequeen Elementary. Dequeen Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- DEQUEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDE QUEEN, AR · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies1.1 mi · 236
- Lakeview Elementary School1.3 mi · 535
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies1.6 mi · 52
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies1.6 mi · 46
- Bob Hope School1.8 mi · 473
- Washington Elementary School2.0 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Dequeen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dequeen Elementary School?
Dequeen Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Dequeen Elementary School serve?
Dequeen Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Dequeen Elementary School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Dequeen Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dequeen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dequeen Elementary School are roughly 32% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dequeen Elementary School in?
Dequeen Elementary School is part of PORT ARTHUR ISD.
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