📍 1301 Linda Dr, Daingerfield, Morris County, 75638
South el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Daingerfield, Morris County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Danny Carey. It is part of the Daingerfield-Lone Star Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South el enrolls 218 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 34% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 218 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
South el is one of 4 schools in DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD, based in DAINGERFIELD, Texas. The district serves 1,026 students district-wide and employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, South el is smaller than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote