Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004129
Dartmouth Elementary School
417 DARTMOUTH LN, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-8400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
207 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 57 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 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 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Dartmouth Elementary School
Dartmouth Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Elementary School this school | 425 | 48.7% | 51.0% |
| R F Hartman Elementary School WYLIE | 518 | 42.5% | 68.2% |
| Kent Elementary School CARROLLTON | 416 | 46.2% | 71.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School CARROLLTON | 490 | 38.2% | 42.1% |
| Rainwater Elementary School CARROLLTON | 328 | 50.0% | 58.4% |
| T F Birmingham Elementary School WYLIE | 522 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
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 Dartmouth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,350 of 4,401 | #84 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,536 of 4,466 ▲ 117 | #108 of 429 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,467 of 4,466 ▲ 484 | #102 of 429 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,786 of 3,998 | #242 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,281 of 4,938 | #307 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,243 of 4,622 | #94 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #98 of 4,628 | #9 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #3,634 of 4,789 | #384 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #982 of 1,307 | #88 of 118 |
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
425
+55 (+15%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 425 | 31.1 | 13.7:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 26.9 | 13.4:1 | 46% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 26.9 | 13.8:1 | 42% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 39% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 23.4 | 17.3:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 35% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 16% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dartmouth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (404 to 425); teachers up 33% (23.4 to 31.1).
About Dartmouth Elementary School
Dartmouth Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, located in RICHARDSON. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 425 students.
Dartmouth Elementary School is run by RICHARDSON ISD, whose 55 schools enroll 38,526 students.
No group is above 50% at Dartmouth Elementary School; the largest is White, at 35%. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black, 20% Asian, 19% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among Dallas County residents, the White share is about 35%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dartmouth Elementary School scores 75%.
Dartmouth Elementary School lists 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 49% of students at Dartmouth Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 28 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Dartmouth Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dartmouth Elementary School's results are 1.9 points below predicted: 51.0% against 52.9%.
For the population of Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
The closest school to Dartmouth Elementary School is Apollo Junior High School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dartmouth Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
From 370 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 425 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 13.7:1.
Dartmouth Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHARDSON ISD
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in RICHARDSON
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Richardson West Technology and Arts MagnetMiddle · 771 students
- Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
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Other Dartmouth Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dartmouth Elementary. Dartmouth Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Dartmouth Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Apollo Junior High School0.4 mi · 586
- Hickman Elementary School0.7 mi · 484
- Yale Elementary School0.9 mi · 429
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.0 mi · 531
- Springridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 274
- Berkner High School1.2 mi · 2,350
Frequently asked questions
About Dartmouth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dartmouth Elementary School?
Dartmouth Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Dartmouth Elementary School serve?
Dartmouth Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Dartmouth Elementary School have?
Dartmouth Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dartmouth Elementary School?
At Dartmouth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dartmouth Elementary School public or private?
Dartmouth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.