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How has NORMA DORSEY EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034007257
Norma Dorsey Elementary School
6200 DEXHAM RD, ROWLETT, TX 75089 · (972) 463-5595 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- CThree-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
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
324 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
70%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 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 | 33.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Norma Dorsey Elementary School
Norma Dorsey Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Dorsey Elementary School this school | 571 | 56.7% | 47.0% |
| Parkview Elementary School FORT WORTH | 588 | 56.0% | 34.4% |
| Christie Elementary School PLANO | 568 | 57.6% | 39.5% |
| Watson Technology Center GARLAND | 529 | 57.1% | 65.2% |
| Wallace Elementary School DALLAS | 654 | 55.7% | 49.0% |
| Lowe Elementary School PRINCETON | 675 | 56.1% | 45.5% |
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 Norma Dorsey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,738 of 4,401 | #107 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,670 of 4,466 ▲ 40 | #123 of 429 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,935 of 4,466 ▼ 234 | #140 of 429 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,761 of 3,998 | #239 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,848 of 4,938 | #143 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,344 of 4,622 | #310 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #493 of 4,628 | #35 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #3,280 of 4,789 | #369 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,070 of 2,838 | #214 of 274 |
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
571
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 571 | 35.5 | 16.1:1 | 57% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 38.1 | 15.1:1 | 59% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 59% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 57% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 44% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 47% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 47% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 28% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norma Dorsey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (630 to 571); teachers down 6% (38 to 35.5).
About Norma Dorsey Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in ROWLETT, Texas, Norma Dorsey Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD. It teaches 571 students in pre-K through 5.
Within GARLAND ISD, Norma Dorsey Elementary School is one of 76 schools. The district enrolls 53,173 students.
Hispanic students account for 45% of enrollment at Norma Dorsey Elementary School, more than any other group. Other students are 21% White, 19% Black, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
With 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 57% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Norma Dorsey Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Norma Dorsey Elementary School is 2.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.0%. Predicted: 49.5%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Norma Dorsey Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Back Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Norma Dorsey Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Norma Dorsey Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Norma Dorsey Elementary School had a net loss of 42 students, or 7%.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Back Elementary School0.9 mi · 402
- Harmony School of Innovation - Garland1.5 mi · 658
- Northlake Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science1.6 mi · 956
- Coyle Middle School1.6 mi · 273
- Harmony Science Academy - Garland1.6 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Norma Dorsey Elementary School?
Norma Dorsey Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Norma Dorsey Elementary School serve?
Norma Dorsey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Norma Dorsey Elementary School have?
Norma Dorsey Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Norma Dorsey Elementary School?
Norma Dorsey Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 45% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Norma Dorsey Elementary School public or private?
Norma Dorsey Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.