BLANCHE DODD EL

Located at 915 E MCCART, in KRUM, Texas, BLANCHE DODD EL is an intimate K-5 school that educates 335 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by KRUM ISD. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

BLANCHE DODD EL is one of 5 schools operated by KRUM ISD, a district that teaches 2,542 students overall.

Demographically, BLANCHE DODD EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Denton County as a whole.

On the resource side, BLANCHE DODD EL reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at BLANCHE DODD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BLANCHE DODD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 50.7%.

In the broader community, Denton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), BLANCHE DODD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KRUM MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BLANCHE DODD EL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. BLANCHE DODD EL's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 335). The White share of enrollment shrank from 66% to 60% over that span.

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