Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Texarkana, Texas · Pleasant Grove ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School serves 494 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 4 schools in Pleasant Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 2590th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 34.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483513003979 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pleasant Grove ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 494 | 2,366 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.4% | 41.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Pleasant Grove ISD, Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School is the smallest, with 20.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 344 students, so Margaret Fischer Davis 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 2 with 168 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 35, against an average of 124 per grade. This year grade 2 has 21% more students than kindergarten (168 against 139). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 61.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Pleasant Grove ISD (64.7%). Black students are next, at 15%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across Pleasant Grove 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
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School has 34.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 494 students would have about 33.4 teachers, so Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School has 1.4 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Spring Lake Park Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in Texarkana ISD. There are 10 elementary schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 61.3% |
| Black | 15% |
| Hispanic | 11.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.3% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
52.2% of students are girls and 47.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 139 |
| Grade 1 | 152 |
| Grade 2 | 168 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2800 Galleria Oaks, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)838-0528
Website: pgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 1.5 mi | 334 | 10.8 | 90.1% |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.1 mi | 351 | 16.2 | 33.6% |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.4 mi | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.7 mi | 427 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Texarkana ISD | 2.7 mi | 329 | 9.5 | 97.9% |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 3.0 mi | 337 | 14.6 | 41.5% |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 3.0 mi | 514 | 16 | 44.4% |
| Nash Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 3.4 mi | 667 | 15.4 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasant Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 821 |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 514 |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 537 |