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Martha & Josh Morriss Math Engineering Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4826 University Park
Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone
(903) 791-2262
District
TEXARKANA ISD
County
BOWIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
360
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Martha & Josh Morriss Math Engineering Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
47%
94%
50%
96%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
96%
47%
96%
47%
96%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
98%
52%
95%
56%
100%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 79 21.9%
Grade 1 58 16.1%
Grade 2 60 16.7%
Grade 3 54 15.0%
Grade 4 51 14.2%
Grade 5 58 16.1%
Total 360 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.0% 31.2% 26.7%
Black 18.0% 46.7% 13.3%
Hispanic 6.6% 20.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 1.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.4% 75.2% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 26.7% 72.3% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 2.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,570 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,112.2 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.9% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,914 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 11.9% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.8% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.0% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,439 $54,124,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $513 $3,735,000 3.8%
Staff $408 $2,966,000 3.0%
General Administration $158 $1,150,000 1.2%
School Administration $786 $5,716,000 5.7%
Operation $1,363 $9,920,000 10.0%
Transportation $43 $313,000 0.3%
Other $520 $3,784,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,791 $27,584,000 27.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,449 $17,820,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $13,679 $99,528,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%