DOROTHY P ADKINS EL

DOROTHY P ADKINS EL operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in LANTANA, Texas, operated by DENTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 46 schools in DENTON ISD (33,329 students total), DOROTHY P ADKINS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOROTHY P ADKINS EL records that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DOROTHY P ADKINS EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DOROTHY P ADKINS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DOROTHY P ADKINS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.5%; this one delivers 57.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), DOROTHY P ADKINS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EP RAYZOR EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DOROTHY P ADKINS EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 69.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOROTHY P ADKINS EL has expanded 18%, going from 383 students in 2018 to 452 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 62%.

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