Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004129
DARTMOUTH EL
417 DARTMOUTH LN, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-8400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp 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 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
+21 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.3:1
% White
35%
was 44%
% Hispanic
19%
was 24%
% Black
21%
was 12%
% Asian
20%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DARTMOUTH EL
DARTMOUTH EL is an intimate elementary school in RICHARDSON, Texas, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD. The school works with 425 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Within RICHARDSON ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 38,526 students, DARTMOUTH EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, DARTMOUTH EL records that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% Black, 20% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DARTMOUTH EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DARTMOUTH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.
In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. DARTMOUTH EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
APOLLO J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DARTMOUTH EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for DARTMOUTH EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,972 students
- RICHARDSON H SHigh · 2,669 students
- BERKNER H SHigh · 2,350 students
- PEARCE H SHigh · 2,317 students
- FOREST MEADOW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,211 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in RICHARDSON
- RICHARDSON H SHigh · 2,669 students
- BERKNER H SHigh · 2,350 students
- PEARCE H SHigh · 2,317 students
- RICHARDSON WEST TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS MAGNETMiddle · 771 students
- DOVER ELElementary · 698 students
- MATH/SCIENCE/TECH MAGNETElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- APOLLO J H0.4 mi · 586
- HICKMAN EL0.7 mi · 484
- YALE EL0.9 mi · 429
- MARK TWAIN EL1.0 mi · 531
- SPRINGRIDGE EL1.0 mi · 274
- BERKNER H S1.2 mi · 2,350
Frequently asked questions
About DARTMOUTH ELWhat is the total enrollment at DARTMOUTH EL?
DARTMOUTH EL enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does DARTMOUTH EL serve?
DARTMOUTH EL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does DARTMOUTH EL have?
DARTMOUTH EL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DARTMOUTH EL?
At DARTMOUTH EL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is DARTMOUTH EL public or private?
DARTMOUTH EL 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.