Waggoner Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in Texarkana, Texas · Texarkana ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Waggoner Creek Elementary School serves 337 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 13 schools in Texarkana ISD. By enrollment it is the 3916th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 23.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Texarkana ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484248013224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texarkana ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 337 | 7,269 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.5% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Waggoner Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 8 elementary schools in Texarkana ISD, Waggoner Creek Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 4.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 423; Waggoner Creek 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 67 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% fewer students than kindergarten (44 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 58.5% here and 27.5% across Texarkana ISD. Black students are next, at 20.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across Texarkana 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 23.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 337 students, Waggoner Creek Elementary School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 337 students would have about 22.8 teachers, so Waggoner Creek 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
Waggoner Creek Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Nash Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 15 other elementary schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.5% |
| Black | 20.2% |
| Hispanic | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.9% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 43 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6335 Gibson Ln, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)255-3301
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Waggoner Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 0.8 mi | 667 | 15.4 | 89.4% |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 1.0 mi | 351 | 16.2 | 33.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 1.6 mi | 514 | 16 | 44.4% |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.6 mi | 539 | 12.6 | 86.5% |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.8 mi | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% |
| Red Lick Elementary School | Red Lick ISD | 2.9 mi | 270 | 10.4 | – |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 3.0 mi | 494 | 14.2 | 47.4% |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Texarkana ISD | 3.6 mi | 329 | 9.5 | 97.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texarkana ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Academy of Texas | High | 5–12 | 471 |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 427 |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 351 |
| Nash Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 |
| Options Early Graduation High School | High | 9–12 | 61 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 265 |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 |
| Texas High School | High | 9–12 | 1,750 |
| Texas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,421 |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Elementary | K–2 | 329 |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 539 |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 |