MORNINGSIDE EL

Located at 623 POWELL AVE, in DUMAS, Texas, MORNINGSIDE EL is a small elementary campus that instructs 410 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under DUMAS ISD. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 9 schools in DUMAS ISD (5,101 students total), MORNINGSIDE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MORNINGSIDE EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 4% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MORNINGSIDE EL lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MORNINGSIDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Moore County put the typical household earns roughly $61,762 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MORNINGSIDE EL is one of 14 public schools in Moore County (combined enrollment of about 5,694 students).

DUMAS J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around MORNINGSIDE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORNINGSIDE EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

MORNINGSIDE EL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at MORNINGSIDE EL has increased 3%, going from 397 students in 2018 to 410 in 2024. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 62% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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