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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN ISD·NCES 483060013079
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School
6631 SHILOH RD, OVILLA, TX 75154 · (469) 856-6600 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
15.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
99 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Dolores McClatchey Elementary School
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores McClatchey Elementary School this school | 605 | 16.4% | 61.3% |
| Longbranch Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 686 | 17.2% | 58.3% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School FORT WORTH | 575 | 19.5% | 75.2% |
| Arapaho Classical Magnet RICHARDSON | 615 | 18.7% | 74.9% |
| Bowie Elementary School DALLAS | 644 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| Bear Branch Elementary School KINGWOOD | 623 | 19.3% | 59.9% |
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 Dolores McClatchey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #700 of 4,401 | #1 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #664 of 4,466 ▲ 344 | #3 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #629 of 4,466 ▼ 76 | #4 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,199 of 3,998 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #1,589 of 4,938 | #9 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,624 of 4,622 | #24 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,018 of 4,628 | #33 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #4,518 of 4,789 | #41 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #1,162 of 1,307 | #19 of 20 |
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
605
-52 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 605 | 39.9 | 15.2:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 43.3 | 15.6:1 | 20% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 45.1 | 15.1:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 13% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dolores McClatchey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (591 to 605); teachers up 14% (35 to 39.9).
About Dolores McClatchey Elementary School
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School is an elementary school located in OVILLA, Texas, in Ellis County. There are 605 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
MIDLOTHIAN ISD includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 11,356 students.
Federal enrollment data show Dolores McClatchey Elementary School is 64% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.2:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. The average for public schools in Ellis County is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dolores McClatchey Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Dolores McClatchey Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.3% actual against a predicted 66.7%.
For the population of Ellis County, the median household earns about $99,595 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Ellis County, 83 public schools serve about 46,344 students.
A public school about 2.2 miles away, Longbranch Elementary School, is the closest to Dolores McClatchey Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.0% proficiency; Dolores McClatchey Elementary School posts 61.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 605, compared with 657 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Dolores McClatchey Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Longbranch Elementary School2.2 mi · 686
- Walnut Grove Middle School2.6 mi · 1,012
- Shields Elementary School3.1 mi · 625
- Midlothian Heritage High School3.1 mi · 1,760
- Curtistene S McCowan Middle School3.5 mi · 643
- T E Baxter Elementary School3.5 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Dolores McClatchey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dolores McClatchey Elementary School?
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dolores McClatchey Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dolores McClatchey Elementary School have?
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Dolores McClatchey Elementary School?
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dolores McClatchey Elementary School in?
Dolores McClatchey Elementary School is part of MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.