DILLINGHAM EL

DILLINGHAM EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in SHERMAN, Texas, one of the schools within SHERMAN ISD. The school educates 710 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SHERMAN ISD runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,788 students. DILLINGHAM EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DILLINGHAM EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DILLINGHAM EL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DILLINGHAM EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 26.8%, a residual of -13.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grayson County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DILLINGHAM EL is one of 68 public schools in Grayson County (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students).

Nearest neighbor: PERCY W NEBLETT EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DILLINGHAM EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.