Damon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Damon, Texas · Damon ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Damon Elementary School serves 107 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Damon (Brazoria County). It is the only school in Damon ISD. By enrollment it is the 4659th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 7.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Damon ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481626001391 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Damon ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 107 | 107 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 7.6 | 7.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Damon Elementary School in context
Size
Damon Elementary School is the only school in Damon ISD, so its 107 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.5 miles away and have a median of 676 students, so Damon Elementary School is smaller 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 pre-K with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 6, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 8 has 33% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 12). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 63.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 26.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Damon Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 107 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Damon Elementary School has 6.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Needville Elementary School, 9.2 miles away in Needville ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 63.6% |
| White | 26.2% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 13 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 8 |
| Grade 4 | 10 |
| Grade 5 | 6 |
| Grade 6 | 14 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1211 Mulcahy St /Cr 264, Damon, TX 77430
Phone: (979)742-3457
Website: damonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Damon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needville Elementary School | Needville ISD | 9.2 mi | 1,121 | 17.1 | 48.3% |
| Newgulf Elementary School | Boling ISD | 9.6 mi | 559 | 17.3 | 56.2% |
| West Columbia Elementary School | Columbia-Brazoria ISD | 12.1 mi | 674 | 16.5 | 57.3% |
| Adriane Mathews Gray Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 14.1 mi | 618 | 17.1 | 52.1% |
| Thomas R Culver Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 14.8 mi | 828 | 16.3 | 60.1% |
| Don Carter Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 15.4 mi | 758 | 16.6 | 38% |
| Cora Thomas Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 15.6 mi | 678 | 16.5 | 46.2% |
| Meyer Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 15.8 mi | 478 | 14.8 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.