Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT ISD·NCES 481689001464
DETROIT EL
130 2ND SE, DETROIT, TX 75436 · (903) 674-3137 · Red River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
148 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DETROIT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
222
-52 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.0:1
% White
74%
was 82%
% Hispanic
12%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DETROIT EL
DETROIT EL is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in DETROIT, Texas, overseen by DETROIT ISD, with 222 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 519.
DETROIT EL is one of 3 schools operated by DETROIT ISD, a district that caters to 488 students overall.
On the student-mix side, DETROIT EL records that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Red River County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DETROIT EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.8%; DETROIT EL posts 27.9%, -16.9 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Red River County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,491 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Red River County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,125 students), of which DETROIT EL is one.
DETROIT J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DETROIT EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.5%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DETROIT EL has ticked down 19%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On this page, members of the DETROIT EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Red River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,611
Census ACS
Median income
$48,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,125 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DETROIT ISD
- DETROIT H SHigh · 154 students
- DETROIT J HMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- DETROIT H SHigh · 154 students
- DETROIT J HMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- DETROIT J H0.7 mi · 112
- DETROIT H S0.7 mi · 154
- BLOSSOM EL7.1 mi · 408
- PRAIRILAND H S9.7 mi · 283
- PRAIRILAND J H9.7 mi · 260
- DEPORT EL9.9 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About DETROIT ELHow large is DETROIT EL?
DETROIT EL enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
Is DETROIT EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DETROIT EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DETROIT EL have?
DETROIT EL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is DETROIT EL?
DETROIT EL reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees DETROIT EL?
DETROIT EL is overseen by DETROIT ISD in Red River County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.