WEST EL

Set in DAINGERFIELD, Texas, WEST EL is a modestly sized elementary-level community, run under DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD. It works with 260 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

WEST EL is one of 4 schools operated by DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD, a district that instructs 1,026 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WEST EL records that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, WEST EL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Morris County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,645, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Morris County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,879 students), of which WEST EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH EL, around 1.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WEST EL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 37% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.