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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CALDER ROAD EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKINSON ISD·NCES 481707012419
Calder Road Elementary School
6511 CALDER RD, DICKINSON, TX 77539 · (281) 229-7500 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
291 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 23% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 36.0% | 18.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Calder Road Elementary School
Calder Road Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Road Elementary School this school | 534 | 54.5% | 62.8% |
| Richard E Cavazos Elementary School NOLANVILLE | 567 | 57.5% | 63.1% |
| D H Brent Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 541 | 57.7% | 45.1% |
| Bryson Elementary School FORT WORTH | 577 | 55.5% | 40.5% |
| Anita Scott Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 548 | 52.9% | 45.3% |
| Bay Colony Elementary School DICKINSON | 509 | 55.2% | 58.5% |
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 Calder Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #622 of 4,401 | #8 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #533 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #6 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #937 of 4,466 ▲ 390 | #15 of 45 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,861 of 3,998 | #22 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #2,183 of 4,938 | #29 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,490 of 4,622 | #24 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #880 of 4,628 | #9 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #3,378 of 4,789 | #32 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #1,177 of 1,307 | #11 of 13 |
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
534
-119 (-18%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 534 | 35.5 | 15.0:1 | 54% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 60% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 49.5 | 14.6:1 | 59% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.2 | 13.0:1 | 58% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 56 | 16.8:1 | 58% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 49% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calder Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (523 to 534); teachers down 12% (40.2 to 35.5).
About Calder Road Elementary School
Calder Road Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in DICKINSON, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 534 students.
District-wide, DICKINSON ISD has 19 schools and 12,554 students.
The biggest share of students at Calder Road Elementary School, 46%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 31% White, 17% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Galveston County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Based on 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Calder Road Elementary School has a ratio of 15.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Calder Road Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 90% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Calder Road Elementary School is 50.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.8%.
In Galveston County, home to about 358,990 people, median household income comes to about $86,105, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,767, Calder Road Elementary School among them.
Calder Road Elementary School's nearest public school is Bay Colony Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Calder Road Elementary School. Calder Road Elementary School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 653 to 534, an 18% decline.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DICKINSON ISD
- Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 3,810 students
- Dickinson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Louis G Lobit Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- Elva C Lobit Middle SchoolElementary · 669 students
Other schools in DICKINSON
- Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 3,810 students
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- John and Shamarion Barber Middle SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Hughes Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Dunbar Middle SchoolElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Colony Elementary School0.7 mi · 509
- Elva C Lobit Middle School1.1 mi · 669
- Louis G Lobit Elementary School1.1 mi · 774
- Victory Lakes Intermediate School1.6 mi · 944
- Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School2.1 mi · 737
- Darwin L Gilmore Elementary School2.7 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Calder Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calder Road Elementary School?
Calder Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-03.
Is Calder Road Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calder Road Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Calder Road Elementary School have?
Calder Road Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Calder Road Elementary School?
Student demographics at Calder Road Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 46% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Calder Road Elementary School in?
Calder Road Elementary School is part of DICKINSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.