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Alumni: what's one memory from DOVE EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD·NCES 482166002182
Dove Elementary School
1932 DOVE RD, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051 · (817) 251-5700 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
189 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 60 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Dove Elementary School
Dove Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Elementary School this school | 411 | 46.0% | 44.2% |
| Live Oak Elementary School AUSTIN | 391 | 45.8% | 50.3% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - West FORT WORTH | 441 | 45.6% | 41.2% |
| Armand Bayou Elementary School HOUSTON | 518 | 45.4% | 45.4% |
| Geneva Heights Elementary School DALLAS | 380 | 48.7% | 44.6% |
| Hudson Elementary School LONGVIEW | 452 | 52.7% | 94.5% |
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 Dove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,052 of 4,401 | #123 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #940 of 4,466 ▲ 1,083 | #52 of 339 ▲ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,170 of 4,466 ▲ 428 | #72 of 339 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +44.5pp | #9 of 3,998 | #1 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #3,390 of 4,938 | #263 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #847 of 4,622 | #53 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #654 of 4,628 | #102 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #3,738 of 4,789 | #267 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,448 of 2,838 | #136 of 242 |
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
411
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 411 | 31.5 | 13.0:1 | 46% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 50% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 32.5 | 15.2:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 6% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 36 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (494 to 411); teachers down 3% (32.5 to 31.5).
About Dove Elementary School
Dove Elementary School is a small elementary school in GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD, located in GRAPEVINE, Texas. Enrollment is 411 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 21% lower.
Dove Elementary School is part of GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD, where 20 schools serve 13,541 students.
White students form the largest group at Dove Elementary School, 45% of enrollment. Next come 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share in Tarrant County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Dove Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Dove Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dove Elementary School is 9.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.2% actual, 54.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Dove Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The nearest other public school, Grapevine Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dove Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Dove Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Dove Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 411 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 364. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.0:1, from 11.7:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Dove Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
- Colleyville Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Cross Timbers Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
Other schools in GRAPEVINE
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Cross Timbers Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Timberline Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Grapevine Middle School1.1 mi · 635
- Silver Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 450
- Cannon Elementary School1.4 mi · 465
- Carroll Middle School1.5 mi · 713
- George Dawson Middle School1.8 mi · 569
- Eubanks Intermediate School1.8 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Dove Elementary SchoolHow large is Dove Elementary School?
Dove Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dove Elementary School serve?
Dove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dove Elementary School have?
Dove Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Dove Elementary School?
Dove Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Dove Elementary School public or private?
Dove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.