Douglass Elementary

Summary:

Douglass Elementary is a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 158 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), which is ranked 811 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglass Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often in the single digits or low teens. For example, in 2023-2024, only 4.35% of 3rd-grade students at Douglass Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 30.88% in SAISD and 48.85% statewide. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.2% to 4.8% over the past three school years, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Douglass Elementary's academic performance is notably lower than the nearby schools, such as Bonham Academy, Robert B. Green Elementary, and Highland Park Elementary, which all have higher STAAR proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The nearby Idea Carver Academy, a charter school, also outperforms Douglass Elementary on academic measures. However, Douglass Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, which may indicate a greater level of individual attention for students. The school's higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages may also present opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 318 Martin Luther King
       San Antonio, TX  78203


(210) 228-3315

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4650th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,834 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  169

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.2%
African American:
6.5%
White:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.9% Help


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Compare Details Douglass Elementary ranks worse than 99.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 56th among 58 ranked elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Douglass Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.94. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.2%), African American (6.5%), White (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Douglass Elementary is 17.2. 56 elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Douglass Elementary is $12,834, which is the 29th highest among 58 elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglass Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglass Elementary 4650th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Douglass Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Antonio Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) 811th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Douglass Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.41 3073rd 3465 11.3%
2005 47.31 2144th 3475 38.3%
2006 46.35 2222nd 3476 36.1%
2007 36.06 2844th 3724 23.6%
2008 30.43 3100th 3768 17.7%
2009 23.25 3463rd 3884 10.8%
2010 30.89 3237th 3937 17.8%
2011 32.31 3286th 4095 19.8%
2012 31.09 3376th 4206 19.7%
2013 13.90 4003rd 4221 5.2%
2014 23.48 3686th 4260 13.5%
2015 12.60 4046th 4320 6.3%
2016 11.44 4048th 4286 5.6%
2017 13.39 4080th 4329 5.8%
2018 13.83 4113th 4359 5.6%
2019 11.44 4302nd 4479 4.0%
2021 7.66 4550th 4578 0.6%
2022 13.60 4265th 4581 6.9%
2023 7.45 4535th 4647 2.4%
2024 4.70 4650th 4675 0.5%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.02 2703rd 3226 16.2%
2019 38.73 2184th 3333 34.5%
2021 26.57 2874th 3446 16.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.79 2529th 3558 28.9%
2019 26.22 3111th 3684 15.6%
2021 21.18 3455th 3799 9.1%
2023 27.15 3332nd 4086 18.5%
2024 66.78 935th 4261 78.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.81 4019th 4264 5.7%
2019 14.97 4141st 4309 3.9%
2021 9.26 4418th 4451 0.7%
2022 18.71 4101st 4477 8.4%
2023 10.12 4404th 4521 2.6%
2024 14.05 4356th 4560 4.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.26 4157th 4306 3.5%
2019 7.64 4308th 4348 0.9%
2021 9.68 4450th 4499 1.1%
2022 20.51 3982nd 4561 12.7%
2023 8.88 4477th 4588 2.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.63 2544th 3106 18.1%
2019 24.13 2833rd 3184 11.0%
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Rank History for elementary school At Risk students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 3960th 4240 6.6%
2019 17.80 4082nd 4295 5.0%
2021 15.70 4227th 4331 2.4%
2022 21.33 4006th 4461 10.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.86 3881st 4319 10.1%
2019 20.12 3848th 4357 11.7%
2021 8.16 4469th 4498 0.6%
2022 12.05 4351st 4563 4.6%
2023 11.06 4388th 4585 4.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Douglass Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.25 3950th 4168 5.2%
2019 13.20 4063rd 4188 3.0%
2021 8.78 4314th 4329 0.3%
2022 17.56 4045th 4376 7.6%
2023 9.16 4315th 4401 2.0%
2024 15.25 4178th 4431 5.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Douglass Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.79 1813th 2193 17.3%
2021 21.94 1824th 2252 19.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Douglass Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 5 79 0 228 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1990 3 75 0 253 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1991 2 76 1 263 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1992 2 69 1 271 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1993 4 60 1 262 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1994 5 81 0 256 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1995 4 81 0 269 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1996 4 81 0 269 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1997 6 66 0 286 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1998 6 59 0 298 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1999 5 55 0 310 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2000 5 55 0 270 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2001 7 58 0 238 0 n/a n/a 0 303
2002 1 60 0 259 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2003 1 60 0 259 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2004 2 42 0 246 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2005 0 56 0 255 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2006 1 51 0 256 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2007 0 54 0 308 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2008 2 69 0 346 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2009 6 57 0 348 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2010 4 47 0 356 0 n/a n/a 0 407
2011 5 35 0 366 0 0 2 0 408
2012 4 31 0 367 0 0 2 0 404
2013 4 30 2 354 0 0 1 0 391
2014 6 23 0 370 0 0 1 0 400
2015 2 17 1 349 0 0 0 0 369
2016 4 13 1 334 0 0 0 0 352
2017 5 16 0 337 0 0 2 0 360
2018 6 17 0 368 1 0 4 0 396
2019 10 13 0 322 0 0 2 0 347
2020 12 23 0 353 0 0 1 0 389
2021 10 18 0 298 0 0 2 0 328
2022 5 14 0 139 0 0 2 0 160
2023 9 9 0 138 0 0 2 0 158
2024 7 11 0 149 0 0 2 0 169

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Douglass Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 312 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 19.0 17.4 n/a
1991 342 19.0 18.0 n/a
1992 343 24.0 14.2 91.8
1993 327 21.0 15.6 95.1
1994 342 19.6 17.4 88
1995 354 19.0 18.6 93.8
1996 354 19.0 18.6 93.8
1997 358 18.6 19.2 95
1998 363 22.5 16.1 93.1
1999 370 23.5 15.7 92.7
2000 330 20.5 16.1 3.3
2001 303 17.5 17.3 4.3
2002 320 21.1 15.2 1.3
2003 320 21.1 15.2 1.3
2004 290 19.9 14.6 2.4
2005 311 22.2 14.0 1.3
2006 308 20.5 15.0 1
2007 362 21.9 16.5 1.7
2008 417 23.6 17.7 57.3
2009 411 23.5 17.5 49.4
2010 407 26.5 15.3 43
2011 408 25.4 16.0 32.8
2012 404 22.4 18.0 19.3
2013 391 22.4 17.4 97.7
2014 400 22.4 17.8 98.5
2015 369 21.0 17.5 97.6
2016 352 23.0 15.3 94
2017 360 21.6 16.6 93.6
2018 396 26.0 15.2 91.7
2019 347 23.9 14.4 96.8
2020 389 22.7 17.1 95.9
2021 328 23.4 13.9 94.8
2022 160 17.3 9.2 96.9
2023 158 14.3 10.9 96.2
2024 169 9.7 17.2 95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Douglass Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 312 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 19.0 17.4 n/a
1991 342 19.0 18.0 n/a
1992 343 24.0 14.2 91.8
1993 327 21.0 15.6 95.1
1994 342 19.6 17.4 88
1995 354 19.0 18.6 93.8
1996 354 19.0 18.6 93.8
1997 358 18.6 19.2 95
1998 363 22.5 16.1 93.1
1999 370 23.5 15.7 92.7
2000 330 20.5 16.1 3.3
2001 303 17.5 17.3 4.3
2002 320 21.1 15.2 1.3
2003 320 21.1 15.2 1.3
2004 290 19.9 14.6 2.4
2005 311 22.2 14.0 1.3
2006 308 20.5 15.0 1
2007 362 21.9 16.5 1.7
2008 417 23.6 17.7 57.3
2009 411 23.5 17.5 49.4
2010 407 26.5 15.3 43
2011 408 25.4 16.0 32.8
2012 404 22.4 18.0 19.3
2013 391 22.4 17.4 97.7
2014 400 22.4 17.8 98.5
2015 369 21.0 17.5 97.6
2016 352 23.0 15.3 94
2017 360 21.6 16.6 93.6
2018 396 26.0 15.2 91.7
2019 347 23.9 14.4 96.8
2020 389 22.7 17.1 95.9
2021 328 23.4 13.9 94.8
2022 160 17.3 9.2 96.9
2023 158 14.3 10.9 96.2
2024 169 9.7 17.2 95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Douglass Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,929 (16.1%) $10,042 (83.9%) $11,971
2020 $2,189 (18.9%) $9,387 (81.1%) $11,575
2021 $2,095 (16.3%) $10,739 (83.7%) $12,834

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglass Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4302nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4535th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Douglass Elementary)823
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2730
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Douglass Elementary)1317
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3024
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Douglass Elementary)1811
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2831
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Douglass Elementary)1422
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3030
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Douglass Elementary)3333
   5th Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3340
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Douglass Elementary)3311
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3931
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Douglass Elementary)284
 24%
   5th Grade Science (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2616
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students347158
 54.5%
African American139
 30.8%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic322138
 57.1%
Pacific Islander00
White109
 10%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.8%96.2%
 0.6%


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Douglass Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Douglass Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Brackenridge High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 169 students attended Douglass Elementary.

Students at Douglass Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.


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