Douglas Elementary

Summary:

Douglas Elementary is a public elementary school in Tyler, Texas, serving 585 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tyler Independent School District, which is ranked 501 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Douglas Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (81.71%) compared to nearby schools, its student performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.72% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 45.91% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have been consistently low, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. In 2023-2024, the school ranked 3455 out of 4675 Texas elementary schools. However, Douglas Elementary has shown strong performance with its English Language Learner and Special Education student groups, ranking in the top 25% and 30% of Texas elementary schools, respectively.

Despite the school's low performance, Douglas Elementary spends more per student ($9,893 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Nearby schools in the Tyler Independent School District show a wide range of performance, with some schools, like Birdwell School, performing significantly better than Douglas Elementary across multiple metrics. This indicates that factors beyond just district-level policies may be contributing to the differences in school performance, and identifying and replicating the successful practices of higher-performing schools could potentially benefit Douglas Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1525 N Carlyle
       Tyler, TX  75702-3483


(903) 262-2100

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3455th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,893 Help


Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Moore Middle
High:    Tyler High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  589

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.0%
African American:
11.2%
White:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Douglas Elementary ranks worse than 73.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 11th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.68. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84%), African American (11.2%), White (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Douglas Elementary is 15.7. 9 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Douglas Elementary is $9,893. 8 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas Elementary 3455th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Douglas Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:


Tyler Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Tyler Independent School District (Isd) 501st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Douglas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.52 3070th 3465 11.4%
2005 19.86 3174th 3475 8.7%
2006 28.48 2906th 3476 16.4%
2007 18.31 3434th 3724 7.8%
2008 13.74 3584th 3768 4.9%
2009 23.04 3472nd 3884 10.6%
2010 18.03 3655th 3937 7.2%
2011 27.04 3502nd 4095 14.5%
2012 20.66 3828th 4206 9.0%
2013 9.77 4090th 4221 3.1%
2014 13.55 4023rd 4260 5.6%
2015 15.88 3927th 4320 9.1%
2016 20.32 3713th 4286 13.4%
2017 30.82 3098th 4329 28.4%
2018 32.21 3051st 4359 30.0%
2019 43.84 2436th 4479 45.6%
2021 54.30 1813th 4578 60.4%
2022 48.41 2236th 4581 51.2%
2023 48.61 2262nd 4647 51.3%
2024 29.68 3455th 4675 26.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.86 1299th 3226 59.7%
2019 63.94 883rd 3333 73.5%
2021 80.22 338th 3446 90.2%
2022 68.26 757th 3487 78.3%
2023 56.07 1357th 3556 61.8%
2024 39.68 2221st 3638 38.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.47 2126th 3558 40.2%
2019 61.40 886th 3684 76.0%
2021 60.56 906th 3799 76.2%
2022 55.79 1254th 3952 68.3%
2023 59.64 1109th 4086 72.9%
2024 27.73 3390th 4261 20.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.60 2372nd 4264 44.4%
2019 57.96 1502nd 4309 65.1%
2021 69.47 870th 4451 80.5%
2022 64.77 1194th 4477 73.3%
2023 63.20 1317th 4521 70.9%
2024 36.76 3124th 4560 31.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.50 2205th 4306 48.8%
2019 45.30 2333rd 4348 46.3%
2021 56.21 1676th 4499 62.7%
2022 48.30 2253rd 4561 50.6%
2023 47.97 2291st 4588 50.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.29 2763rd 3106 11.0%
2019 52.58 1927th 3184 39.5%
2021 67.40 1081st 3006 64.0%
2022 66.63 1015th 2958 65.7%
2023 58.39 1553rd 2980 47.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.80 1629th 4240 61.6%
2019 68.29 874th 4295 79.7%
2021 78.68 417th 4331 90.4%
2022 73.85 661st 4461 85.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.64 3637th 4319 15.8%
2019 43.54 2426th 4357 44.3%
2021 52.41 1870th 4498 58.4%
2022 48.47 2263rd 4563 50.4%
2023 48.87 2219th 4585 51.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.00 1872nd 2483 24.6%
2019 48.67 1180th 2515 53.1%
2021 41.02 1382nd 2444 43.5%
2022 43.17 1337th 2421 44.8%
2023 34.50 1671st 2443 31.6%
2024 22.81 2112th 2421 12.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.83 2283rd 4168 45.2%
2019 50.88 1924th 4188 54.1%
2021 66.89 1015th 4329 76.6%
2022 61.97 1336th 4376 69.5%
2023 61.68 1382nd 4401 68.6%
2024 37.96 2890th 4431 34.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Douglas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.42 1311th 3142 58.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Douglas Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 124 167 1 350 n/a n/a n/a 0 642
1989 108 225 2 350 2 n/a n/a 0 687
1990 106 179 1 398 3 n/a n/a 0 687
1991 97 169 1 377 3 n/a n/a 0 647
1992 85 147 1 433 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1993 66 136 2 469 2 n/a n/a 0 675
1994 76 150 2 498 3 n/a n/a 0 729
1995 59 108 2 495 1 n/a n/a 0 665
1996 59 108 2 495 1 n/a n/a 0 665
1997 53 89 3 489 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1998 69 91 2 498 0 n/a n/a 0 660
1999 57 96 1 513 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2000 45 110 0 504 1 n/a n/a 0 660
2001 38 105 2 576 2 n/a n/a 0 723
2002 44 110 1 550 1 n/a n/a 0 706
2003 44 110 1 550 1 n/a n/a 0 706
2004 27 109 1 584 1 n/a n/a 0 722
2005 35 107 1 557 0 n/a n/a 0 700
2006 30 86 0 563 0 n/a n/a 0 679
2007 23 84 0 550 1 n/a n/a 0 658
2008 31 86 0 566 1 n/a n/a 0 684
2009 27 88 0 574 1 n/a n/a 0 690
2010 28 89 0 602 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2011 16 85 0 624 0 0 1 0 726
2012 17 78 0 603 1 0 3 0 702
2013 14 101 0 607 1 0 5 0 728
2014 11 95 0 579 1 0 10 0 696
2015 17 97 0 527 0 0 5 0 646
2016 13 90 0 499 0 0 3 0 605
2017 12 79 0 475 0 0 5 0 571
2018 6 87 0 460 0 0 9 0 562
2019 21 64 0 481 0 0 9 0 575
2020 27 71 0 487 3 0 10 0 598
2021 23 77 0 464 2 0 8 0 574
2022 17 80 0 486 1 0 10 0 594
2023 17 81 0 478 1 0 8 0 585
2024 19 66 0 495 1 0 8 0 589

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 Douglas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 642 36.0 17.8 n/a
1989 687 n/a n/a n/a
1990 687 39.0 17.6 n/a
1991 647 39.5 16.3 n/a
1992 666 40.6 16.4 69.2
1993 675 40.0 16.9 79.1
1994 729 45.0 16.2 76.4
1995 665 40.8 16.3 80.8
1996 665 40.8 16.3 80.8
1997 634 40.3 15.7 74.8
1998 660 32.2 20.5 82.1
1999 667 33.1 20.2 77.8
2000 660 42.7 15.5 82.6
2001 723 47.9 15.1 88
2002 706 54.1 13.0 90.5
2003 706 54.1 13.0 90.5
2004 722 51.1 14.1 90.2
2005 700 50.6 13.8 92.1
2006 679 51.7 13.1 94
2007 658 45.3 14.5 94.4
2008 684 44.2 15.5 91.2
2009 690 47.3 14.6 92.3
2010 719 49.2 14.6 91.2
2011 726 49.3 14.7 91.5
2012 702 42.4 16.5 94.4
2013 728 44.3 16.4 94.2
2014 696 44.8 15.5 94.7
2015 646 43.0 15.0 91.8
2016 605 36.0 16.8 91.2
2017 571 36.0 15.8 68.7
2018 562 35.0 16.0 93.8
2019 575 35.3 16.2 94.8
2020 598 36.4 16.4 94
2021 574 38.3 14.9 94.9
2022 594 35.9 16.5 97
2023 585 38.1 15.3 96.6
2024 589 37.5 15.7 97.1

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 Douglas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 642 36.0 17.8 n/a
1989 687 n/a n/a n/a
1990 687 39.0 17.6 n/a
1991 647 39.5 16.3 n/a
1992 666 40.6 16.4 69.2
1993 675 40.0 16.9 79.1
1994 729 45.0 16.2 76.4
1995 665 40.8 16.3 80.8
1996 665 40.8 16.3 80.8
1997 634 40.3 15.7 74.8
1998 660 32.2 20.5 82.1
1999 667 33.1 20.2 77.8
2000 660 42.7 15.5 82.6
2001 723 47.9 15.1 88
2002 706 54.1 13.0 90.5
2003 706 54.1 13.0 90.5
2004 722 51.1 14.1 90.2
2005 700 50.6 13.8 92.1
2006 679 51.7 13.1 94
2007 658 45.3 14.5 94.4
2008 684 44.2 15.5 91.2
2009 690 47.3 14.6 92.3
2010 719 49.2 14.6 91.2
2011 726 49.3 14.7 91.5
2012 702 42.4 16.5 94.4
2013 728 44.3 16.4 94.2
2014 696 44.8 15.5 94.7
2015 646 43.0 15.0 91.8
2016 605 36.0 16.8 91.2
2017 571 36.0 15.8 68.7
2018 562 35.0 16.0 93.8
2019 575 35.3 16.2 94.8
2020 598 36.4 16.4 94
2021 574 38.3 14.9 94.9
2022 594 35.9 16.5 97
2023 585 38.1 15.3 96.6
2024 589 37.5 15.7 97.1

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 Douglas Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,172 (13.4%) $7,543 (86.6%) $8,714
2020 $1,245 (14.0%) $7,627 (86.0%) $8,872
2021 $1,811 (18.3%) $8,081 (81.7%) $9,893

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglas Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2436th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2262nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Douglas Elementary)2849
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3445
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Douglas Elementary)3242
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4142
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Douglas Elementary)3939
   4th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3843
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Douglas Elementary)5560
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4348
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Douglas Elementary)2647
 21%
   5th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Douglas Elementary)5339
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))5745
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Douglas Elementary)4929
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students575585
 1.7%
African American6481
 26.6%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic481478
 0.6%
Pacific Islander00
White2117
 19%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.8%96.6%
 1.8%


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Douglas Elementary ranks 3455th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 589 students attended Douglas Elementary.

Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Middle
High : Tyler High School

Students at Douglas Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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