SPRING LAKE PARK EL

SPRING LAKE PARK EL is an intimate elementary-level community in TEXARKANA, Texas, overseen by TEXARKANA ISD. The school serves 334 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SPRING LAKE PARK EL is one of 13 schools operated by TEXARKANA ISD, a district that instructs 7,269 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SPRING LAKE PARK EL lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bowie County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at SPRING LAKE PARK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bowie County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, SPRING LAKE PARK EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.5%; this one comes in at 12.8%, -21.7 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bowie County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,803, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPRING LAKE PARK EL is one of 46 public schools in Bowie County (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students).

Nearest neighbor: PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF TEXARKANA, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPRING LAKE PARK EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPRING LAKE PARK EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 27.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPRING LAKE PARK EL has edged down 11%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for SPRING LAKE PARK EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.