Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center

  • Elementary school in Sherman ISD
  • Sherman, TX
  • Early education - Pre-kindergarten

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sherman ISD: C

Total students

187

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Sherman ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sherman ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center is an elementary school in Sherman, TX, in the Sherman ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 187 students. 72.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 57.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,810, which is $3,077 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.shermanisd.net

Address

505 E College St
Sherman, TX 75090-4757

Office phone number

(903) 891-6545

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

187

African American

20 (10.7%)

Sherman ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

17 (9.1%)

Sherman ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

128 (68.4%)

Sherman ISD: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

18 (9.6%)

Sherman ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (2.1%)

Sherman ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

9.1%

Hispanic

68.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

9.6%

Two or more races

2.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

72.7 %

Sherman ISD: 67.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

99.5 %

Sherman ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

57.2 %

Sherman ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

72.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

57.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

57.2 %

Sherman ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Sherman ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Sherman ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

57.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

9.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Sherman ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sherman ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sherman ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sherman ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

N/A

Sherman ISD: 20%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Sherman ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sherman ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Sherman ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Sherman ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sherman ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Sherman ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Sherman ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

15.5

African American

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (32.2%)

Sherman ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.5 (67.8%)

Sherman ISD: 78.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13 (83.8%)

Sherman ISD: 69.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2.5 (16.2%)

Sherman ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.1

Sherman ISD: 13.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Sherman ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,810

Sherman ISD: $56,957

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,700

Sherman ISD: $52,070

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,808

Sherman ISD: $53,700

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,112

Sherman ISD: $55,196

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,210

Sherman ISD: $59,020

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Sherman ISD: $63,091

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$63,685

Sherman ISD: $63,377

Statewide: $71,111

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