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Fred Douglass

Public Grades PK, KG-4

4227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fred Douglass is a PK-4 school in Jacksonville, TX, serving 577 students within the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd), where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Fred Douglass has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years. After consistently ranking in the 40th to 71st percentile statewide from 2015-2016 through 2022-2023, its state ranking has plummeted from the 54th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 9th percentile in the most recent school year—a drop of 45 percentile points in just three years. This steep decline is unique among nearby schools; for example, Joe Wright Elementary, the highest-performing school in the same district, has remained relatively stable, ranking in the 49th-63rd percentile over the same period. The school now underperforms across nearly all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 15% statewide for Female, Male, Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic Status, and English Language Learner students, with even lower rankings for African American (2nd percentile), Special Education (4th percentile), and Gifted and Talented (1st percentile) students. Test scores are significantly below district and state averages, with only 27.16% of 4th graders proficient in Reading compared to 53.04% statewide.

Despite these challenges, Fred Douglass has shown a notable strength in its bilingual program, with students consistently outperforming the state average on the Spanish version of the STAAR Reading test—for instance, 54% of 3rd graders were proficient in Spanish Reading in 2022-2023, compared to 26% statewide. The school’s per-student spending ($10,658) is in line with district peers and higher than the high-performing Bullard Elementary ($9,315) in the nearby Bullard Independent School District (Isd) (91st percentile), suggesting that funding alone is not the issue. The rapid decline from performing near the state average to the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools in just three years warrants immediate investigation into how resources are being used to support a highly vulnerable student population.

577

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,388

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 E Pine
Jacksonville, TX 75766-0631

(903) 586-6519

District: Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fred Douglass usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle
	Nichols Intermediate
High:	Jacksonville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

White:

24.6%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 62 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Texas avg49%

4,227^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 62 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

830^th of 951Jacksonville 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	16.2	4227 of 4627	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	3371 of 4651	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2554 of 4710	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	2135 of 4647	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	2768 of 4581	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	2196 of 4578	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2213 of 4479	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	2962 of 4359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	2541 of 4329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.6	1241 of 4286	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	1500 of 4320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.2	995 of 4260	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	792 of 4221	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	855 of 4206	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	483 of 4095	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	57.1	1949 of 3937	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	1348 of 3884	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	1581 of 3768	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.4	2753 of 3724	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	3254 of 3476	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	3026 of 3475	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	2734 of 3465	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	2354 of 2406	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1657 of 1905	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1638 of 2443	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	938 of 2443	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	1617 of 2421	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	839 of 2444	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1080 of 2515	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.6	2290 of 2483	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	2117 of 4461	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	1442 of 4331	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1919 of 4295	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2456 of 4240	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1987 of 2918	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	1140 of 3668	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1191 of 3556	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	2272 of 3487	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	1759 of 3446	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2154 of 3333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2069 of 3226	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	3926 of 4575	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2644 of 3744	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	1961 of 4658	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1761 of 4588	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2057 of 4561	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	1795 of 4499	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	2809 of 4348	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3151 of 4306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	3032 of 3075	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	46.3	1814 of 2619	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	1943 of 2980	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1896 of 2958	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	1231 of 3006	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1408 of 3184	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	4050 of 4413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2405 of 3644	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	1727 of 4465	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1468 of 4401	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	2687 of 4376	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2490 of 4329	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2615 of 4188	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2246 of 4168	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	4024 of 4520	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	2500 of 3705	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	1754 of 4594	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	885 of 4521	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	2665 of 4477	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	2182 of 4451	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	2074 of 4309	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	2637 of 4264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	4384 of 4582	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	2982 of 3739	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2789 of 4647	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2467 of 4585	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3545 of 4563	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2517 of 4498	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	1786 of 4357	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	2689 of 4319	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4130 of 4301	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	2863 of 3549	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	3895 of 4292	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3156 of 4086	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2357 of 3952	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	1385 of 3799	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	1596 of 3684	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	306 of 3558	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	2272 of 3006	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2093 of 2612	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	2266 of 3108	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1714 of 3106	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	1201 of 3082	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	1459 of 3082	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	1069 of 3142	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1999 of 3127	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 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
Fred Douglass	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-6519	577	35	16.3	92.9%	142 (24.6%)	69 (12.0%)	319 (55.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	16.2	4227^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		30.9	3371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	856	18.8	18.5	14.3	33.8	27.2		27.5	29.7		$9,388
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	711 Ft Worth St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5146	623	38	16.2	80.9%	215 (34.5%)	115 (18.5%)	248 (39.8%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	21.1	3987^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.8%		29.6	3464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	523		0.0		26.4	46.0		17.8	37.1		$9,084
Joe Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1055 N Pineda St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5286	526	35	14.9	94.5%	97 (18.4%)	111 (21.1%)	301 (57.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	45.3	2368^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.8%		56.9	1726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	642	42.9	42.9		43.6	49.4		39.8	47.6		$10,450
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1105 College Ave	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5165	381	23	16.4	96.3%	81 (21.3%)	60 (15.7%)	221 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	19.2	4087^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		31	3365^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	722	10.5	0.0		38.6	31.9		20.0	36.2		$9,139
Bullard Elementary	Public	3-4	2008 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2930	423	30	13.9	29.6%	344 (81.3%)	15 (3.5%)	54 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	80.8	730^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.9	497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	233				55.4	73.4		54.0	75.3		$8,299
Bullard Pri	Public	1-2	2016 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2890	409	29	14.3	25.4%	340 (83.1%)	10 (2.4%)	46 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)										$7,817
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$9,747
Rusk Elementary	Public	2-3	300 N Henderson St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2595	298	24	12.3	64.1%	192 (64.4%)	41 (13.8%)	44 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)								(n/a)				71.7			60.3			$12,058
Troup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Bryant St	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3071	498	38	13.2	58.0%	374 (75.1%)	30 (6.0%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	42.7	2536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		61.2	1519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	1017				49.3	44.6	63.4	42.5	36.1	36.1	$8,989
Gw Bradford Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	440 Collins St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-6106	379	24	15.5	69.7%	225 (59.4%)	54 (14.2%)	58 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)								(n/a)										$9,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Douglass

Is Fred Douglass a good school?

Fred Douglass ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fred Douglass attend?

Students who attend Fred Douglass usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Middle
Middle : Nichols Intermediate
High : Jacksonville High School

What is the racial makeup of Fred Douglass?

Students at Fred Douglass are 55% Hispanic, 25% White, 12% African American, 6% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fred Douglass?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Fred Douglass.

What district is Fred Douglass in?

Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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