FT DAVIS SCHOOL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About FT DAVIS SCHOOL
As a moderately sized all-grades campus in FT DAVIS, Texas, FT DAVIS SCHOOL instructs 682 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by FT DAVIS ISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 41% above typical.
FT DAVIS SCHOOL is a school of FT DAVIS ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, FT DAVIS SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jeff Davis County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting FT DAVIS SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jeff Davis County put median household income runs about $59,286, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Jeff Davis County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 714 students), of which FT DAVIS SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ALPINE H S, around 20.3 miles off.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. FT DAVIS SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 202% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 682). White enrollment moved from 39% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 29.0:1 today.
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