West Elementary School
Public elementary school in Daingerfield, Texas · Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
West Elementary School serves 260 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Daingerfield (Morris County). It is one of 4 schools in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. By enrollment it is the 4307th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 17.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD |
| County | Morris County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481618001200 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 260 | 1,026 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 11.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 78.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
West Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD, West Elementary School is the largest, with 25.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.8 miles away and have a median of 460 students, so West 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 1 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 51, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 2 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (51 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 37.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD (36.6%). White students are next, at 28.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.7% across Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
West Elementary School has 17.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 260 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so West 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
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 South Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school 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
| Black | 37.3% |
| White | 28.8% |
| Hispanic | 20.8% |
| Two or more races | 12.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1305 W Watson Blvd, Daingerfield, TX 75638
Phone: (903)645-2901
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 1.5 mi | 216 | 14.8 | 84.3% |
| Hughes Springs Elementary School | Hughes Springs ISD | 6.3 mi | 531 | 14.7 | 51.8% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School | Chapel Hill ISD | 10.1 mi | 440 | 14.2 | 49.8% |
| Pewitt Elementary School | Pewitt CISD | 10.4 mi | 415 | 14.3 | 69.4% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School | Pittsburg ISD | 13.3 mi | 480 | 15.1 | 73.3% |
| Pittsburg Primary School | Pittsburg ISD | 13.7 mi | 426 | 11.8 | 81% |
| Annie Sims Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 14.6 mi | 508 | 12.8 | 70.1% |
| E C Brice Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 14.9 mi | 485 | 12.7 | 76.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield High School | High | 9–12 | 343 |
| Daingerfield Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 207 |
| South Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 216 |