Damon El, Damon TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Damon El

Damon Elementary is the sole campus of Damon ISD, a small rural district serving grades pre-kindergarten through eighth. The school sits in Damon, an unincorporated community in northwestern Brazoria County characterized by dispersed homes, historic salt-dome industry, and a close-knit country setting rather than a compact neighborhood. With enrollment in the early hundreds and a student body that is majority Hispanic with substantial representation of white and Black students, the school reflects rural Brazoria County demographics.

The school serves a population with considerable economic need. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the community itself has limited local employment; many residents work in nearby Brazoria County towns or commute toward Houston. Housing in the area is affordable relative to state and national medians.

Academically, Damon Elementary's state test results show uneven performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency rates cluster in the middle range, with some grades performing near or above the midpoint while others fall below. Math proficiency is notably weaker, with most grades showing proficiency rates well below the midpoint and sixth grade substantially lower than other elementary grades. Science and social studies data are available only for grades five and eight; grade five science proficiency is low, and eighth grade social studies proficiency is quite low. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in Brazoria County, though this reflects modest performance in absolute terms. The trend data available shows only one year, so patterns over time cannot yet be assessed.

A significant recent change affects the secondary pathway for families. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Damon ISD changed its high school arrangement. After its board voted in June 2025 to end a longstanding partnership with Needville ISD, the district now sends all eighth graders to Columbia-Brazoria ISD and Columbia High School in West Columbia. Previously, families could choose between Needville High School to the north or Columbia High School to the south. This shift determines which high school resident children attend, how they are transported, and which dual-credit and enrichment options are available at the high school level. Columbia-Brazoria does not charge tuition for Damon ISD residents and offers dual-credit course pathways.

The school's enrollment is small, with roughly equal numbers of students across some grades and smaller cohorts in others. The population fluctuation and modest enrollment sizes typical of very small rural schools mean that year-to-year grade-level performance can shift based on cohort composition. A parent considering this school should expect a rural, intimate school environment with limited resources compared to larger districts and test results that, while positioned above the county median, still reflect academic gaps that may warrant direct conversation with the school about support and remediation approaches. The school website, if one exists, was not available in the data provided, so families may want to contact the district directly for current program details and enrollment information.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.