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South Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

3956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary in Daingerfield, TX, serves 216 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd), a high-poverty community where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Despite spending over $11,800 per student—more than nearby high-performing schools like Annie Sims Elementary ($9,516) and Pewitt Elementary ($11,042)—South Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 30% of Texas elementary schools. A critical weakness is mathematics, with 5th-grade proficiency at just 17.7% in 2025-2026, roughly one-third of the state average (47.4%) and far below Hughes Springs Elementary (39.8%). Science is also a crisis point, with only 4.2% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 53.5% at Pewitt Elementary. This "5th-grade wall" suggests cumulative deficits from earlier grades.

However, there are signs of a potential turnaround. The school’s overall rank improved from the 6th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026. Notably, targeted interventions appear to be working for Special Education students (jumping from the 22nd to 44th percentile) and English Language Learners (from the 21st to 40th percentile). These bright spots show the school has capacity for better results, but it must urgently replicate these strategies across all students, especially in math. The only other district school, West Elementary (serving PK-2), shares similar poverty rates, indicating systemic district-wide challenges that need top-down solutions.

216

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,741

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Linda Dr
Daingerfield, TX 75638-0756

(903) 645-3501

District: Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daingerfield J H
High:	Daingerfield High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.6%

White:

32.4%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Texas avg51%

3,956^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

741^st of 951Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3956 of 4627	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	4379 of 4651	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4253 of 4710	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3382 of 4647	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3673 of 4581	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	3279 of 4578	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	3577 of 4479	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3180 of 4359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	3410 of 4329	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.0	2838 of 4286	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	3252 of 4320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	3725 of 4260	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	3204 of 4221	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	3036 of 4206	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.0	2232 of 4095	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.1	1390 of 3937	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	1277 of 3884	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.6	959 of 3768	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	298 of 3724	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	73.8	789 of 3476	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	897 of 3475	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	464 of 3465	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	2043 of 2406	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1792 of 1905	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2269 of 2443	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1196 of 2443	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	1916 of 2421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1710 of 2444	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2083 of 2515	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1895 of 2483	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	4223 of 4461	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	3013 of 4331	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2941 of 4295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3444 of 4240	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	979 of 1643	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2078 of 2918	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	2881 of 3668	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2484 of 3556	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2629 of 3487	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	90.9	135 of 3446	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	891 of 3333	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	1163 of 3226	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	3792 of 4575	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3408 of 3744	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4229 of 4658	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3540 of 4588	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3934 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3725 of 4499	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3775 of 4348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3097 of 4306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	2416 of 3075	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	1540 of 2980	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	1680 of 3006	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	83 of 3184	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2621 of 4413	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	2545 of 3644	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2365 of 4465	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2463 of 4401	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2359 of 4376	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	1399 of 4329	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1936 of 4188	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	2142 of 4168	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3708 of 4520	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	3430 of 3705	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3793 of 4594	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3010 of 4521	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3164 of 4477	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	2774 of 4451	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3089 of 4309	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3016 of 4264	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	3954 of 4582	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	3541 of 3739	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4094 of 4647	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3199 of 4585	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3413 of 4563	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2757 of 4498	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3225 of 4357	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3189 of 4319	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	978 of 1106	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	837 of 975	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1039 of 1128	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	735 of 1099	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	601 of 1004	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	792 of 961	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	928 of 1112	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	786 of 1046	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	2409 of 4301	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	2224 of 3549	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3367 of 4292	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1938 of 4086	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.8	3577 of 3952	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3336 of 3799	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2114 of 3684	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2914 of 3558	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	2707 of 3006	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	2558 of 2612	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	3031 of 3108	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2936 of 3106	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2967 of 3082	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	2874 of 3082	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2648 of 3142	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2306 of 3127	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
South Elementary	Public	3-5	1301 Linda Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3501	216	15	14.7	84.3%	70 (32.4%)	79 (36.6%)	45 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	21.7	3956^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		12.8	4379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	423			38.5	45.1	39.7	36.5	26.8	17.7	$13,741
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1305 W Watson Blvd	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-2901	260	18	14.8	85.0%	75 (28.8%)	97 (37.3%)	54 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)								(n/a)									$11,365
Hughes Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3880	531	36	14.7	51.8%	361 (68.0%)	68 (12.8%)	80 (15.1%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	33.6	3184^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		44.3	2477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	707			47.1	33.3	52.5	36.8	37.2	39.8	$7,689
Pewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 County Rd 4318	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2404	415	29	14.3	69.4%	222 (53.5%)	55 (13.3%)	77 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (14.0%)	63.2	1450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		72.3	1029^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.9%	421			60.0	76.9	79.7	41.8	41.5	37.9	$8,888
Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1069 Cr 4660	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 572-1086	440	31	14.1	49.8%	217 (49.3%)	10 (2.3%)	199 (45.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	60.4	1598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.5%		42.8	2583^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%	985			71.2	57.0	54.2	48.0	50.6	44.4	$7,939
Pittsburg Elementary	Public	2-4	110 Fulton St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6472	480	32	15.1	73.3%	166 (34.6%)	57 (11.9%)	219 (45.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	55.2	1845^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		84.6	587^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.4%	1258			48.1	51.4		41.6	59.5		$7,728
Pittsburg Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	405 Broach St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6482	426	36	11.7	81.0%	138 (32.4%)	65 (15.3%)	194 (45.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$9,390
Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	377	32	11.7	67.4%	227 (60.2%)	14 (3.7%)	111 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	30.4	3402^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	191			45.3	39.2	55.4	27.8	21.6	41.1	$9,631
Annie Sims Elementary	Public	K-4	1801 E 1st St	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 575-2062	508	40	12.8	70.1%	121 (23.8%)	27 (5.3%)	355 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	75.8	908^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		84.8	578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.6%	330	36.7	52.4	63.4	66.2		48.7	65.2		$8,733
E C Brice Elementary	Public	K-4	311 Cedar St	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 575-2057	485	38	12.7	76.1%	101 (20.8%)	51 (10.5%)	314 (64.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	71	1094^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.4%		69.3	1162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%	68	63.6	60.0	62.0	52.4		60.0	56.8		$8,091

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Daingerfield J H
High : Daingerfield High School

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is South Elementary in?

Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended South Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 37% African American, 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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