Dool Elementary

Dool Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in Calexico, California, part of Calexico Unified. Current enrollment sits at 568 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Calexico Unified runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,022 students. Dool Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dool Elementary lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 86% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dool Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Imperial County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Dool Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.4%.

Around the school, Imperial County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,681, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dool Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Imperial County (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students).

Nearest neighbor: Calexico High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dool Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dool Elementary has declined 11%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 568 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.