Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL
MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL operates as an average-sized primary school in TEXARKANA, Texas, part of PLEASANT GROVE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 494 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.
Across the 4 schools in PLEASANT GROVE ISD (2,366 students total), MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bowie County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Around the school, Bowie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,803 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bowie County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL is one campus in the mix.
PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL.
MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 505 students in 2018 compared to 494 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bowie County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- PLEASANT GROVE H SHigh · 821 students
- PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 537 students
- PLEASANT GROVE INTElementary · 514 students
- TEXAS H SHigh · 1,750 students
- TEXAS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,421 students
- PLEASANT GROVE H SHigh · 821 students
- LIBERTY-EYLAU MIDDLEMiddle · 594 students
- LIBERTY-EYLAU H SHigh · 543 students
- PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 537 students
- PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLE0.5 mi · 537
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS1.1 mi · 471
- TEXAS H S1.1 mi · 1,750
- TEXAS MIDDLE1.4 mi · 1,421
- PREMIER H S OF TEXARKANA1.5 mi · 88
- SPRING LAKE PARK EL1.5 mi · 334