WOODRIDGE EL

WOODRIDGE EL is a close-knit elementary campus in DESOTO, Texas, run under DESOTO ISD. The school enrolls 362 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

DESOTO ISD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,708 students. WOODRIDGE EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WOODRIDGE EL lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at WOODRIDGE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, WOODRIDGE EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.2%; actual is 23.5%, a gap of -24.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), WOODRIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.

LIFE SCHOOL LANCASTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WOODRIDGE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WOODRIDGE EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 48%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.