Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KRUM ISD·NCES 482598006736
Blanche Dodd Elementary School
915 E MCCART, KRUM, TX 76249 · (940) 482-2603 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
110 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within KRUM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Blanche Dodd Elementary School
Blanche Dodd Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche Dodd Elementary School this school | 335 | 32.8% | 54.7% |
| Puckett Elementary School AMARILLO | 316 | 32.0% | 63.5% |
| Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School MAYPEARL | 342 | 32.5% | 44.2% |
| County Line Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 342 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Shallowater Intermediate School SHALLOWATER | 382 | 35.3% | 60.5% |
| Mildred B Ellis Elementary School JOSEPHINE | 385 | 36.4% | 43.7% |
Matched among Texas 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 Blanche Dodd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #1,097 of 4,401 | #63 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,505 of 4,466 ▼ 509 | #63 of 138 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,056 of 4,466 ▼ 779 | #91 of 138 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #533 of 3,998 | #13 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #3,979 of 4,938 | #129 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,267 of 4,622 | #56 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,053 of 4,628 | #117 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #4,151 of 4,789 | #82 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #909 of 1,307 | #42 of 48 |
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
335
+57 (+21%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 335 | 24.5 | 13.7:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 26.7 | 12.3:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 27.7 | 11.3:1 | 43% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 31% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 24.7 | 12.7:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 26% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanche Dodd Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (314 to 335); teachers down 1% (24.7 to 24.5).
About Blanche Dodd Elementary School
Blanche Dodd Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of KRUM, Texas. Enrollment stands at 335 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 35% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
KRUM ISD runs Blanche Dodd Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,542 students in total.
The share of White students at Blanche Dodd Elementary School is 60%, a majority. Other students are 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Denton County at about 57% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Blanche Dodd Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Blanche Dodd Elementary School comes to 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7:1. The school's 13.7:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Denton County average a similar 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Blanche Dodd Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Blanche Dodd Elementary School would be expected to post about 59.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.7%.
For Denton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $111,498 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Denton County number 267, with about 175,222 students.
Krum Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Blanche Dodd Elementary School. Blanche Dodd Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 54.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% rise, from 278 to 335. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 13.7:1.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KRUM ISD
- Krum High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Krum Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Dixie Hansel Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in KRUM
- Krum High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Krum Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Dixie Hansel Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Krum Middle School0.2 mi · 569
- Krum High School0.3 mi · 776
- Dixie Hansel Elementary School0.7 mi · 501
- Dyer Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus3.1 mi · 237
- Denton High School3.5 mi · 2,083
Frequently asked questions
About Blanche Dodd Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blanche Dodd Elementary School?
Blanche Dodd Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blanche Dodd Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanche Dodd Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blanche Dodd Elementary School have?
Blanche Dodd Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blanche Dodd Elementary School?
At Blanche Dodd Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Blanche Dodd Elementary School public or private?
Blanche Dodd Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KRUM ISD.
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