DOOLEY EL

DOOLEY EL is a small K-5 school in PLANO, Texas, overseen by PLANO ISD. The school educates 303 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

PLANO ISD runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 46,612 students. DOOLEY EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, DOOLEY EL shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, DOOLEY EL logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DOOLEY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at DOOLEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Collin County's rate of about 30%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DOOLEY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Collin County put median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which DOOLEY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ISAACS EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DOOLEY EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.

DOOLEY EL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.