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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
40%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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 42.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 →
Schools most like Douglass School
Douglass School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass School this school | 424 | 41.3% | 58.0% |
| Era School ERA | 499 | 43.3% | 47.8% |
| Miller Grove School CUMBY | 310 | 41.3% | 41.2% |
| Abbott School ABBOTT | 284 | 38.4% | 58.2% |
| Aquilla School AQUILLA | 332 | 47.3% | 50.5% |
| Dodd City School DODD CITY | 308 | 36.7% | 55.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Douglass School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #28 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #34 of 218 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #20 of 218 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #16 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #46 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #20 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #91 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #179 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #29 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
424
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
+552% since 1990-91, when it was 65
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 424 | 44.2 | 9.6:1 | 41% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 41 | 10.4:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 40.3 | 10.8:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 38.5 | 12.5:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 28% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 65 | 8 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglass School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (480 to 424); teachers up 15% (38.5 to 44.2).
About Douglass School
Douglass School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in DOUGLASS ISD, located in DOUGLASS, Texas. The student body numbers 424 students, from pre-K through 12.
Douglass School is listed under DOUGLASS ISD in federal data.
A majority of students at Douglass School, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 62% of Nacogdoches County residents are White. Douglass School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Douglass School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.6:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Nacogdoches County.
Douglass School is 1.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (58.0% versus 56.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Across Nacogdoches County, median household income is about $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Nacogdoches County number 29 and enroll about 10,396.
The closest other public school is Cushing School, about 10.9 miles away. On proficiency, Douglass School is ahead of the 54.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 457 to 424. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.2:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Douglass School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Douglass schools
One other US public school is named Douglass. Douglass School is the largest of the 2.
- Douglass SchoolWilmington, DE · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Cushing School10.9 mi · 298
- Cushing Elementary School11.1 mi · 260
- Alto Middle School11.2 mi · 152
- Alto High School11.2 mi · 146
- Alto Elementary School11.3 mi · 207
- Central Heights High School12.1 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.