D P Morris Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Mansfield ISD · Grades K–4
D P Morris Elementary School serves 545 students in grades K–4 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 47 schools in Mansfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 2080th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–4 |
| District | Mansfield ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482892008037 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mansfield ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 545 | 35,354 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.9% | 48.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
D P Morris Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 24 elementary schools in Mansfield ISD, D P Morris Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 431; D P Morris Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 122 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 91, against an average of 109 per grade. This year grade 4 has 34% more students than kindergarten (122 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 62% here and 27.2% across Mansfield ISD. Black students are next, at 23.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.2% across Mansfield ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 37.12 full-time-equivalent teachers for 545 students, D P Morris Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 545 students would have about 36.8 teachers, so D P Morris Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
D P Morris Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Kenneth Davis Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 117 other elementary schools, 39 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62% |
| Black | 23.3% |
| White | 8.1% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 116 |
| Grade 2 | 105 |
| Grade 3 | 111 |
| Grade 4 | 122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7900 Tin Cup Dr., Arlington, TX 76001
Phone: (817)299-7860
Website: morris.mansfieldisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: D P Morris Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Davis Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.0 mi | 335 | 10.8 | 73.4% |
| Roberta Tipps Academy | Mansfield ISD | 1.0 mi | 471 | 13.9 | 50.1% |
| Pearcy STEM Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 511 | 12.6 | 70.3% |
| Janet Brockett Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.6 mi | 398 | 15.2 | 66.8% |
| Ashworth Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.8 mi | 464 | 10.8 | 77.4% |
| J L Boren Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 2.0 mi | 611 | 14.7 | 27.5% |
| Ume Mansfield Elementary School | Ume Preparatory Academy | 2.0 mi | 217 | 14.9 | 24% |
| Imogene Gideon Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 2.0 mi | 340 | 11.3 | 71.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.