📍 3200 Fordham Ave, Big Spring, Howard County, 79720
Moss el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carman Wommack. It is part of the Big Spring Isd school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moss el enrolls 461 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 68% |
| White | 107 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 461 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Moss el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Moss el is one of 9 schools in BIG SPRING ISD, based in BIG SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Moss el is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote