Dorie Miller Elementary School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 58.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% | 57.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
Where Dorie Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,180 of 4,401 | #271 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,219 of 4,466 ▼ 293 | #276 of 317 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,413 of 4,466 ▼ 87 | #307 of 317 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #873 of 3,998 | #70 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #4,114 of 4,938 | #290 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,109 of 4,622 | #148 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,030 of 4,628 | #263 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #215 of 4,789 | #18 of 327 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 314 | 17.7 | 17.7:1 | 98% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 22.3 | 14.6:1 | 97% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 94% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 97% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 92% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 34% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 66% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (262 to 314); teachers down 23% (23 to 17.7).
About Dorie Miller Elementary School
Dorie Miller Elementary School is a small elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 314 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
The SAN ANTONIO ISD system has 100 schools and 47,623 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Dorie Miller Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Black. Among people living in Bexar County, the Hispanic share is about 60%. Dorie Miller Elementary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dorie Miller Elementary School and a ratio of 14.6:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
In Texas, Dorie Miller Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.5% actual against a predicted 31.9%.
Within Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
IDEA Eastside Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 36.6% on proficiency, and Dorie Miller Elementary School is below that at 22.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 262 in 2017-18 and 314 in 2023-24, a 20% increase. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 84% to 94% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 17.7:1.
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