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Enrollment
424
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLASS ISD·NCES 481746001506
DOUGLASS SCHOOL
20712 S FM 225, DOUGLASS, TX 75943 · (936) 569-9804 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
175 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
-56 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.5:1
% White
76%
was 74%
% Hispanic
15%
was 14%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DOUGLASS SCHOOL
DOUGLASS SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack unified-grade school in DOUGLASS, Texas, part of DOUGLASS ISD, caters to 424 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.
Operationally, DOUGLASS SCHOOL answers to DOUGLASS ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Demographically, DOUGLASS SCHOOL reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Nacogdoches County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DOUGLASS SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.
After controlling for student poverty, DOUGLASS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 58.8%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nacogdoches County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Nacogdoches County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), DOUGLASS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CUSHING SCHOOL, around 10.9 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOUGLASS SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CUSHING SCHOOL10.9 mi · 298
- CUSHING EL11.1 mi · 260
- ALTO MIDDLE11.2 mi · 152
- ALTO H S11.2 mi · 146
- ALTO EL11.3 mi · 207
- CENTRAL HEIGHTS H S12.1 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About DOUGLASS SCHOOLHow many students attend DOUGLASS SCHOOL?
DOUGLASS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does DOUGLASS SCHOOL serve?
DOUGLASS SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOUGLASS SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOUGLASS SCHOOL is approximately 9.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOUGLASS SCHOOL?
At DOUGLASS SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is DOUGLASS SCHOOL public or private?
DOUGLASS SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DOUGLASS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.