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Douglas Elementary

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Douglas Elementary ranks 3243 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Douglas Elementary is a PK-5 school in Tyler, TX, serving 591 students within the Tyler Independent School District (Isd), where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a significant decline in its overall state ranking over the past five years, dropping from the 60th percentile (3 stars) in 2020-2021 to the 30th percentile (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year. This decline is steeper than at nearby schools like Ramey Elementary, which improved from the 22nd to 49th percentile, and Bonner Elementary, which improved from the 44th to 60th percentile over the same period.

Despite these challenges, Douglas Elementary shows a notable strength in 4th-grade mathematics, with a proficiency rate of 65.12% in the most recent testing year—significantly higher than the district average of 50.96% and the state average of 49.28%. This outperforms nearby Bell Elementary (32.94%) and is comparable to Ramey Elementary (68.49%). However, the school struggles in other areas, particularly 5th-grade science (12.99% proficiency vs. 29.22% district) and 5th-grade reading (38.82% vs. 58.47% state). The school also had a history of strong support for "At-Risk" students, ranking in the 90th percentile in 2020-2021, though this strength has waned in recent years.

Douglas Elementary is located near two high-performing magnet schools: Birdwell School (98th percentile, 5 stars) and Caldwell Arts Academy (84th percentile, 4 stars), which serve less economically disadvantaged populations. A more relevant comparison is Bonner Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population (93.42% free/reduced lunch) but has achieved a much higher ranking (60th percentile, 3 stars), outperforming Douglas in nearly every subject. This suggests that high poverty is not an insurmountable barrier, and Douglas could benefit from studying Bonner's successful strategies to improve its own outcomes.

591

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,988

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1525 N Carlyle
Tyler, TX 75702-3483

(903) 262-2100

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moore Middle
High:	Tyler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

11.8%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2021) to 30th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Texas avg50%

3,243^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

468^th of 951Tyler 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	32.7	3243 of 4627	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	3380 of 4651	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3482 of 4710	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	2262 of 4647	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2236 of 4581	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	1813 of 4578	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	2436 of 4479	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3051 of 4359	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	3098 of 4329	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	3713 of 4286	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	3927 of 4320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	4023 of 4260	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	4090 of 4221	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	3828 of 4206	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	3502 of 4095	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	3655 of 3937	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	3472 of 3884	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	3584 of 3768	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	3434 of 3724	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	2906 of 3476	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3174 of 3475	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	3070 of 3465	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	2196 of 2406	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1671 of 1905	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2129 of 2443	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1671 of 2443	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	1337 of 2421	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	1382 of 2444	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1180 of 2515	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	1872 of 2483	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.9	661 of 4461	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	417 of 4331	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.3	874 of 4295	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	1629 of 4240	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1520 of 2918	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	2241 of 3668	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1357 of 3556	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	757 of 3487	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	338 of 3446	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	63.9	883 of 3333	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	1299 of 3226	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3467 of 4575	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2444 of 3744	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3304 of 4658	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	2291 of 4588	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2253 of 4561	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	1676 of 4499	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2333 of 4348	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2205 of 4306	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	2757 of 3075	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	2416 of 2619	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.4	1553 of 2980	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	1015 of 2958	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	1081 of 3006	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	1927 of 3184	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	2763 of 3106	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2697 of 4413	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2130 of 3644	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2917 of 4465	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	1382 of 4401	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1336 of 4376	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	1015 of 4329	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	1924 of 4188	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2283 of 4168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2725 of 4520	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	2382 of 3705	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3150 of 4594	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	1317 of 4521	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	1194 of 4477	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	870 of 4451	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	1502 of 4309	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2372 of 4264	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2916 of 4582	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	3067 of 3739	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3792 of 4647	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2219 of 4585	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2263 of 4563	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1870 of 4498	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2426 of 4357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3637 of 4319	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3608 of 4301	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	2893 of 3549	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3415 of 4292	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.6	1109 of 4086	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	1254 of 3952	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	906 of 3799	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	886 of 3684	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	38.5	2126 of 3558	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	56.4	1311 of 3142	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)85th percentile+34 vs school

White (2019)58th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Carlyle	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2100	591	34	17.3	94.8%	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.8%)	489 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	32.7	3243^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.7	3380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	137	14.3		33.3	14.3		43.2	46.5	38.8				21.6	65.1	23.9					$8,988
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.5	3902^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	168						24.4	29.8	48.5				35.4	32.3	36.7					$8,533
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4401^st of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	617						14.3	21.3	18.2				16.3	37.1	36.4					$10,995
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	380	27	13.8	93.4%	24 (6.3%)	55 (14.5%)	288 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.1	1849^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		51.1	2070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	221	47.8	50.0				42.3	51.1	58.3				42.9	60.8	48.3					$11,464
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	80.8	729^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	66					100.0	60.9	62.9	81.1	79.5	77.5	87.1	43.5	71.4	62.2	60.3	63.4	72.7	59.7	$8,799
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	45.9	2338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.5%		33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	857						42.3	46.0	44.3				43.7	68.5	40.9					$9,699
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.2	4086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	105						10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Hankerson St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1820	540	33	16.4	90.0%	63 (11.7%)	144 (26.7%)	300 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	38	2888^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.6	2735^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%	153						55.2	39.3	53.9				52.2	32.9	23.1					$10,027
Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	96.9	97^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.9%		97	101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	4	57.1	40.0			100.0	75.0	94.4	85.7	88.1	89.5	94.7	70.8	96.6	80.0	83.3	86.8	100.0	81.1	$9,035
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-1	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Elementary

What schools do graduates of Douglas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Douglas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Middle
High : Tyler High School

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Elementary?

Students at Douglas Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Douglas Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Is Douglas Elementary a good school?

Douglas Elementary ranks 3243^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Douglas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Douglas Elementary.

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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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