Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674022972
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School
2855 EPPRIGHT DR, LITTLE ELM, TX 75068 · (940) 369-3740 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
333 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dorothy Martinez Elementary School
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Martinez Elementary School this school | 541 | 61.6% | 25.3% |
| Catherine Bell Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 560 | 57.5% | 27.3% |
| June W Davis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| Quail Valley Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 584 | 58.2% | 43.5% |
| Thelma Jones Elementary School ARLINGTON | 423 | 61.5% | 50.0% |
| Curtis Elementary School BEAUMONT | 509 | 62.7% | 44.3% |
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 Dorothy Martinez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,037 of 4,401 | #129 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,879 of 4,466 ▲ 283 | #124 of 138 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,953 of 4,466 ▲ 204 | #132 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #2,128 of 4,938 | #82 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,634 of 4,622 | #110 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #488 of 4,628 | #40 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #3,039 of 4,789 | #32 of 143 |
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.
About Dorothy Martinez Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in LITTLE ELM, Texas, Dorothy Martinez Elementary School is part of DENTON ISD. There are 541 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
DENTON ISD has 33,329 students in 46 schools, and Dorothy Martinez Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Dorothy Martinez Elementary School has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. The school's Black share is 36 points above the 11% share among Denton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The school lists 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Denton County, the school's rate is higher.
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School falls short of its prediction by 22.1 points. The model expects 47.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 25.3%.
The school is in Denton County, where median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denton County's 267 public schools enroll about 175,222 students and include Dorothy Martinez Elementary School.
Catherine Bell Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Dorothy Martinez Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dorothy Martinez Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in LITTLE ELM
- Little Elm High SchoolHigh · 2,519 students
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Lowell H Strike Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Robertson Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Catherine Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Catherine Bell Elementary School0.7 mi · 560
- Ray Braswell High School0.8 mi · 2,812
- Savannah Elementary School1.0 mi · 728
- Miller Elementary School1.3 mi · 573
- Navo Middle School1.3 mi · 699
- Paloma Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy Martinez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dorothy Martinez Elementary School?
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dorothy Martinez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dorothy Martinez Elementary School have?
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Dorothy Martinez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dorothy Martinez Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 20% Hispanic, 47% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Dorothy Martinez Elementary School in?
Dorothy Martinez Elementary School is part of DENTON ISD.
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