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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEXICO UNIFIED·NCES 060690000636
Dool Elementary
800 Encinas Ave., Calexico, CA 92231 · (760) 768-3820 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
532 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
18.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
14.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 13.3% | 24.1% | 57.4% |
| Math | 3.1% | 11.7% | 25.0% | 60.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 12.9% | 9.4% |
| 2021-22 | 14.7% | 6.2% |
| 2018-19 | 17.6% | 17.2% |
| 2017-18 | 18.1% | 13.9% |
| 2016-17 | 13.7% | 10.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 4.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dool Elementary
Dool Elementary's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dool Elementary this school | 568 | 93.7% | 14.9% |
| Bardin Elementary Salinas | 559 | 93.0% | 20.0% |
| McKinna Elementary Oxnard | 577 | 92.9% | 17.8% |
| Alisal Community Salinas | 591 | 94.2% | 33.7% |
| Montara Avenue Elementary South Gate | 554 | 93.3% | 43.4% |
| Palm View Elementary Coachella | 561 | 94.8% | 26.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dool Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #4,941 of 5,151 | #35 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,764 of 5,172 ▲ 193 | #33 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #4,924 of 5,172 ▲ 74 | #34 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,309 of 5,116 | #13 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,667 of 5,915 | #14 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,243 of 5,352 | #31 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #5,305 of 5,354 | #32 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #617 of 5,625 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #2,549 of 3,837 | #17 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 26.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 94% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 93% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 93% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 24 | 26.0:1 | 95% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 25 | 25.6:1 | 92% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 22 | 26.8:1 | 86% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | N/A | N/A | 86% (637) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 81% (535) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 24 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dool Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (639 to 568); teachers down 8% (25 to 23).
About Dool Elementary
Dool Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Calexico, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 568 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
Calexico Unified, which runs Dool Elementary, has 12 schools and 8,022 students.
Dool Elementary is 99% Hispanic by enrollment. That compares with about 86% Hispanic among all Imperial County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
A staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.7:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Imperial County is 77%.
Dool Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.9% and a predicted 24.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Imperial County show that median household income comes to about $57,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 36,513 students.
Dool Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Calexico High, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Dool Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dool Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Dool Elementary in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 26.0:1 to 24.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calexico Unified
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
Other schools in Calexico
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Calexico High0.3 mi · 2,746
- Jefferson Elementary0.4 mi · 625
- Rockwood Elementary0.5 mi · 617
- Enrique Camarena Jr. High0.9 mi · 674
- Kennedy Gardens Elementary1.2 mi · 484
- Cesar Chavez Elementary1.3 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Dool ElementaryHow many students attend Dool Elementary?
Dool Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dool Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dool Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dool Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dool Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dool Elementary?
Dool Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Dool Elementary public or private?
Dool Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calexico Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.