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Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4826 University Park, Texarkana, TX 75503 · (903) 791-2262 · Part of Texarkana Independent School District

Texarkana’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
351
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering El

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 55 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 50 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Texarkana kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Texarkana kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering ElYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4826 University Park, Texarkana

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 171
Grade 259
Grade 356
Grade 449
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
336’20
342’21
358’22
360’23
351’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Black 19%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering El from Texarkana families.

Other schools in Texarkana Independent School District

The district →
Nash El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nash
B+
667 students15:1
Wake Village El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wake Village
B
539 students13:1
Highland Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Texarkana
C−
427 students15:1
Waggoner Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Texarkana
A−
337 students15:1
Spring Lake Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Texarkana
C
334 students11:1
Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Texarkana
265 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Texarkana’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.