DODD EL

DODD EL, a mid-tier elementary school in WYLIE, Texas, operated by WYLIE ISD, instructs 607 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

WYLIE ISD comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 25,007 students; DODD EL is among them.

Demographically, DODD EL shows that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 19% Black, 17% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DODD EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DODD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at DODD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Collin County's rate of about 30%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DODD EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 55.6%; actual is 76.7%, +21.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Collin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), DODD EL is one campus in the mix.

FRANK MCMILLAN J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DODD EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 607 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, 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.