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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765008354
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School
6492 FM 3097, ROCKWALL, TX 75032 · (972) 772-1177 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
158 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School this school | 616 | 25.6% | 67.5% |
| Bedford Heights Elementary School BEDFORD | 651 | 26.6% | 73.9% |
| Hl Brockett AUBREY | 548 | 24.1% | 57.5% |
| Deerwood Elementary School KINGWOOD | 641 | 23.7% | 51.5% |
| Mockingbird Elementary School DALLAS | 630 | 24.9% | 68.2% |
| I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 600 | 23.8% | 59.5% |
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 Smith Pullen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #394 of 4,401 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #605 of 4,466 ▲ 17 | #6 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #497 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #4 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #541 of 3,998 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,490 of 4,938 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,487 of 4,622 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #1,604 of 4,628 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #4,317 of 4,789 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #750 of 1,307 | #7 of 7 |
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
616
+130 (+27%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 616 | 37.9 | 16.3:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 37.1 | 16.4:1 | 28% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 37.3 | 15.0:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 17% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 17% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (559 to 616); teachers up 2% (37.3 to 37.9).
About Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in ROCKWALL, Texas. The school enrolls 616 students, from pre-K through 6.
ROCKWALL ISD operates 22 schools. Combined enrollment is 19,235 students.
At 58%, White students outnumber all other groups at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School combined. It is also 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Rockwall County's residents are about 68% White, 9 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School comes in at 58%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1, with 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School is 26%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School is +4.7 points: 67.5% actual, 62.7% predicted.
Rockwall County has about 123,617 residents, and median household income is about $127,981, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 34 public schools in Rockwall County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,104.
The closest other public school is Maurine Cain Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 616, 27% above the 486 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
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Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
Other schools in ROCKWALL
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Sharon Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Maurine Cain Middle School0.2 mi · 1,173
- Ouida Springer1.8 mi · 595
- Rockwall-Heath High School2.1 mi · 3,072
- Amanda Rochell Elementary School2.3 mi · 423
- Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School2.5 mi · 704
- Rockwall High School2.7 mi · 2,949
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School?
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School serve?
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School have?
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School public or private?
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROCKWALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.