L L HOTCHKISS EL

L L HOTCHKISS EL, an average-sized elementary-level community in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD, works with 506 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

L L HOTCHKISS EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that caters to 140,630 students overall.

In terms of who attends, L L HOTCHKISS EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), L L HOTCHKISS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 41.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which L L HOTCHKISS EL is one.

DAN D ROGERS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts L L HOTCHKISS EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. L L HOTCHKISS EL's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 754 (now 506). The Black share of enrollment declined from 35% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the L L HOTCHKISS EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.