Doss Elementary School
Public elementary school in Doss, Texas · Doss Consolidated CSD · Grades K–8
Doss Elementary School serves 20 students in grades K–8 in Doss (Gillespie County). It is the only school in Doss Consolidated CSD. By enrollment it is the 4718th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 6.7 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 ÷ 3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–8 |
| District | Doss Consolidated CSD |
| County | Gillespie County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481740001503 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Doss Consolidated CSD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 20 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 6.7 | 6.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 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.
Doss Elementary School in context
Size
Doss Elementary School is the only school in Doss Consolidated CSD, so its 20 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 23.8 miles away and have a median of 502 students, so Doss 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 grade 3 with 7 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 3 per grade. This year grade 8 has 50% fewer students than kindergarten (1 against 2). 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
White students are the largest group, at 85% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 10%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Doss Elementary School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 20 students would have about 1.4 teachers, so Doss Elementary School has 1.6 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Harper Elementary School, 11.9 miles away in Harper ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
55% of students are girls and 45% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 2 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11431 Ranch Rd 648, Doss, TX 78618
Phone: (830)669-2411
Website: dossccsd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Doss Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School | Harper ISD | 11.9 mi | 223 | 14.8 | 51.1% |
| Fredericksburg Elementary School | Fredericksburg ISD | 19.5 mi | 765 | 14.4 | 65% |
| Fredericksburg Primary School | Fredericksburg ISD | 19.7 mi | 487 | 14.3 | 79.1% |
| Mason Elementary School | Mason ISD | 21.7 mi | 298 | 12.6 | 53% |
| Fred H Tally Elementary School | Kerrville ISD | 26.0 mi | 525 | 16.1 | 48.8% |
| Ingram Elementary School | Ingram ISD | 26.2 mi | 642 | 15.4 | 69% |
| Starkey Elementary School | Kerrville ISD | 26.3 mi | 434 | 13.2 | 62.2% |
| Daniels Elementary School | Kerrville ISD | 28.2 mi | 516 | 15.1 | 60.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.