Total enrollment
12,554
+923 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in DICKINSON ISD
Texas · 12,554 students · 5 cities
DICKINSON ISD's public-school footprint covers 19 schools with combined enrollment of about 12,554 students, averaging 661 per school.
4-year change in DICKINSON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+2 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DICKINSON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #272 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,554 | #105 of 760 | #700 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #100 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #460 of 758 | #5,032 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.3% | #359 of 750 | #2,620 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #133 of 557 | #1,331 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DICKINSON ISD
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Calder Road Elementary School at 62.8% proficient to Kenneth E Little Elementary School at 36.8%, a gap of 26.0 points. That is the 159th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 10,932 to 10,616 students (down 3%) and from 754 to 710 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON H S | Dickinson | High | 09-12 | 3,810 |
| DICKINSON J H | Texas City | Middle | 06-08 | 1,060 |
| R D MCADAMS J H | Dickinson | Middle | 06-08 | 891 |
| EUGENE 'GENE' KRANZ J H | Dickinson | Middle | 06-08 | 877 |
| LOUIS G LOBIT EL | League City | Elementary | PK-03 | 774 |
| ELVA C LOBIT MIDDLE | League City | Elementary | 04-05 | 669 |
| JOHN AND SHAMARION BARBER MIDDLE | Dickinson | Elementary | 04-05 | 614 |
| HUGHES ROAD EL | Dickinson | Elementary | PK-03 | 585 |
| DUNBAR MIDDLE | Dickinson | Elementary | 04-05 | 558 |
| SAN LEON EL | Dickinson | Elementary | PK-03 | 540 |
| CALDER ROAD EL | Dickinson | Elementary | PK-03 | 534 |
| BAY COLONY EL | Dickinson | Elementary | PK-03 | 509 |
| JAKE SILBERNAGEL EL | Dickinson | Elementary | PK-03 | 509 |
| KENNETH E LITTLE EL | Bacliff | Elementary | PK-03 | 505 |
| DICKINSON CONTINUATION CENTER | Dickinson | High | 08-12 | 78 |
| GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR | Dickinson | High | 06-12 | 24 |
| TRANSFORMING LIVES COOPERATIVE (TLC) | Dickinson | High | 08-11 | 9 |
| COASTAL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (CAP) | Santa Fe | High | 08-11 | 7 |
| GALVESTON CO J J A E P | Dickinson | High | 09-09 | 1 |
About DICKINSON ISD
DICKINSON ISD is a small public-school district in Texas. The district operates 19 schools and serves approximately 12,554 students.
On the school-mix side, DICKINSON ISD covers 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 6 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,554 students, increased 8% from the 11,631 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 17 to 19 across the same 4-year window.
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