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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD·NCES 481770013221
Dozier Elementary School
6201 REDEAGLE CREEK DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76179 · (817) 847-6340 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+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.
- DThree-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
17.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
379 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier Elementary School this school | 714 | 53.1% | 40.1% |
| Nolanville Elementary School NOLANVILLE | 619 | 53.6% | 47.3% |
| Mountain View Elementary School HARKER HEIGHTS | 765 | 57.0% | 50.4% |
| Kreinhop Elementary School KLEIN | 787 | 56.4% | 52.6% |
| Cross Oaks Elementary School CROSS ROADS | 588 | 53.6% | 31.8% |
| Windermere Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 703 | 58.3% | 50.3% |
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 Dozier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,573 of 4,401 | #159 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,211 of 4,466 ▼ 384 | #218 of 339 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,501 of 4,466 ▼ 157 | #171 of 339 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #427 of 3,998 | #46 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #829 of 4,938 | #32 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #4,130 of 4,622 | #320 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #281 of 4,628 | #49 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #3,452 of 4,789 | #248 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #684 of 1,307 | #27 of 72 |
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
714
+83 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 714 | 40.4 | 17.7:1 | 53% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 47.9 | 15.1:1 | 56% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 46.1 | 16.0:1 | 54% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 42% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 42.5 | 15.0:1 | 45% (287) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dozier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (639 to 714); teachers down 5% (42.5 to 40.4).
About Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School is one of the public schools in FORT WORTH, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 714 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 38% above that.
EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD has 23,982 students spread across 32 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Dozier Elementary School, with 36% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 26% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Dozier Elementary School comes in at 73%.
Teacher staffing is 40.4 full-time equivalents, or about 17.7 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 10 points higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Dozier Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Dozier Elementary School scores 40.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.0%.
Tarrant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
The nearest public school is Creekview Middle School, at about 0.7 miles. Dozier Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Dozier Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Dozier Elementary School had 631 students in 2020-21 and 714 in 2024-25, a 13% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.8:1 to 17.7:1.
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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 EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Saginaw High SchoolHigh · 2,013 students
- Wayside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Creekview Middle SchoolMiddle · 962 students
- Prairie VistaMiddle · 958 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other Dozier Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dozier Elementary. Dozier Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Dozier Elementary SchoolErath, LA · 556 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Creekview Middle School0.7 mi · 962
- Ed Willkie Middle School0.7 mi · 775
- Alter Discipline Campus0.8 mi · 51
- Elmer C Watson High School0.8 mi · 90
- Parkview Elementary School0.9 mi · 588
- Elkins Elementary School1.0 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Dozier Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dozier Elementary School?
Dozier Elementary School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dozier Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dozier Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dozier Elementary School have?
Dozier Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Dozier Elementary School?
Dozier Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 36% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Dozier Elementary School in?
Dozier Elementary School is part of EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.