Norma Dorsey Elementary

Summary:

Norma Dorsey Elementary is a public elementary school in Rowlett, Texas, serving 581 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Garland Independent School District, which is ranked 535 out of 968 districts in the state.

Norma Dorsey stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (43.03%) and Asian (9.81%) students compared to nearby schools. Academically, the school outperforms the district and state averages in several STAAR test subjects and grade levels, such as 59.38% of 3rd graders being proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 49.39% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school also performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 660 out of 2,443 Texas elementary schools for African American students and the top 1,020 out of 3,556 for English Language Learners.

However, Norma Dorsey's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1,027 out of 4,329 schools in 2016-2017 to 2,380 out of 4,578 schools in 2020-2021. This suggests the school may be facing challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement, which could be influenced by the relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (59.04% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). While Norma Dorsey generally outperforms nearby schools like Vernal Lister Elementary and Rowlett Elementary, it lags behind higher-performing magnet schools like Hillside Academy for Excel and Kimberlin Academy for Excel.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6200 Dexham Rd
       Rowlett, TX  75089-3245


(972) 463-5595

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1504th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,241 Help


Students who attend Norma Dorsey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Austin Academy For Excell
    B G Hudson Middle
    Bussey Middle
    Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle
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High:    Garland High School
    Lakeview Centennial High School
    N Garland High School
    Naaman Forest High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  573

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.5%
White:
22.2%
African American:
18.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Norma Dorsey Elementary ranks better than 67.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 12th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.67. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Norma Dorsey Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.5%), White (22.2%), African American (18%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Norma Dorsey Elementary is 15. 29 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norma Dorsey Elementary is $9,241. 42 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norma Dorsey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Norma Dorsey Elementary 1504th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Norma Dorsey Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Garland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Garland Independent School District (Isd) 535th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Norma Dorsey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.34 906th 3465 73.9%
2005 72.95 822nd 3475 76.3%
2006 69.27 1059th 3476 69.5%
2007 74.52 777th 3724 79.1%
2008 73.12 863rd 3768 77.1%
2009 75.23 755th 3884 80.6%
2010 70.75 1069th 3937 72.8%
2011 73.89 912th 4095 77.7%
2012 75.43 860th 4206 79.6%
2013 77.68 762nd 4221 81.9%
2014 73.18 1043rd 4260 75.5%
2015 60.54 1754th 4320 59.4%
2016 63.41 1599th 4286 62.7%
2017 70.86 1027th 4329 76.3%
2018 64.41 1274th 4359 70.8%
2019 62.63 1387th 4479 69.0%
2021 43.32 2380th 4578 48.0%
2022 49.28 2189th 4581 52.2%
2023 57.46 1730th 4647 62.8%
2024 61.67 1504th 4675 67.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.82 638th 1046 39.0%
2019 17.67 984th 1112 11.5%
2022 52.24 496th 1004 50.6%
2023 60.58 432nd 1099 60.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.00 1606th 3226 50.2%
2019 56.35 1254th 3333 62.4%
2021 52.51 1340th 3446 61.1%
2022 69.15 723rd 3487 79.3%
2023 62.67 1020th 3556 71.3%
2024 61.85 1070th 3638 70.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.70 1842nd 3558 48.2%
2019 57.68 1032nd 3684 72.0%
2021 47.12 1576th 3799 58.5%
2022 49.41 1623rd 3952 58.9%
2023 72.55 597th 4086 85.4%
2024 63.62 1059th 4261 75.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.31 1738th 4264 59.2%
2019 56.87 1572nd 4309 63.5%
2021 44.69 2410th 4451 45.9%
2022 56.17 1732nd 4477 61.3%
2023 58.97 1593rd 4521 64.8%
2024 68.56 996th 4560 78.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.85 1203rd 4306 72.1%
2019 66.29 1180th 4348 72.9%
2021 45.57 2263rd 4499 49.7%
2022 44.16 2523rd 4561 44.7%
2023 60.04 1573rd 4588 65.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.11 1585th 3106 49.0%
2019 33.58 2583rd 3184 18.9%
2021 48.56 1808th 3006 39.9%
2022 42.11 2149th 2958 27.3%
2023 67.30 1025th 2980 65.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.80 2752nd 4240 35.1%
2019 56.19 1562nd 4295 63.6%
2021 55.91 1439th 4331 66.8%
2022 63.50 1197th 4461 73.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.67 1447th 4319 66.5%
2019 57.92 1568th 4357 64.0%
2021 41.09 2494th 4498 44.6%
2022 53.32 1975th 4563 56.7%
2023 52.57 1999th 4585 56.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 731st 1005 27.3%
2019 44.86 650th 1009 35.6%
2021 29.56 745th 967 23.0%
2022 39.79 683rd 957 28.6%
2023 51.61 577th 1015 43.2%
2024 43.67 704th 1035 32.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.31 642nd 2483 74.1%
2019 66.15 611th 2515 75.7%
2021 44.33 1254th 2444 48.7%
2022 49.56 1107th 2421 54.3%
2023 63.74 660th 2443 73.0%
2024 62.59 700th 2421 71.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.96 1997th 4168 52.1%
2019 53.20 1786th 4188 57.4%
2021 41.39 2495th 4329 42.4%
2022 51.51 1989th 4376 54.5%
2023 48.19 2172nd 4401 50.6%
2024 54.67 1784th 4431 59.7%
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Rank History for White students at Norma Dorsey Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.97 911th 3127 70.9%
2019 59.87 1164th 3142 63.0%
2021 28.24 2418th 3082 21.5%
2022 33.47 2291st 3082 25.7%
2023 48.56 1680th 3106 45.9%
2024 53.80 1437th 3078 53.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Norma Dorsey Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 382 100 7 141 1 n/a n/a 0 631
1998 382 106 10 138 2 n/a n/a 0 638
1999 385 114 10 144 5 n/a n/a 0 658
2000 389 119 16 195 3 n/a n/a 0 722
2001 383 112 24 227 3 n/a n/a 0 749
2002 352 95 20 268 6 n/a n/a 0 741
2003 352 95 20 268 6 n/a n/a 0 741
2004 374 114 15 290 5 n/a n/a 0 798
2005 363 110 17 216 6 n/a n/a 0 712
2006 348 121 17 211 5 n/a n/a 0 702
2007 325 107 31 232 5 n/a n/a 0 700
2008 293 98 26 247 6 n/a n/a 0 670
2009 288 93 36 242 2 n/a n/a 0 661
2010 279 105 39 253 1 n/a n/a 0 677
2011 246 81 31 265 3 1 16 0 643
2012 251 82 29 264 3 1 15 0 645
2013 227 74 35 279 5 1 13 0 634
2014 227 68 45 268 3 0 19 0 630
2015 236 75 42 254 3 0 20 0 630
2016 220 92 45 251 11 0 28 0 647
2017 224 92 49 239 12 0 27 0 643
2018 222 93 52 221 11 0 31 0 630
2019 209 94 55 221 10 0 32 0 621
2020 189 112 59 233 10 0 30 0 633
2021 165 111 69 232 8 0 28 0 613
2022 146 101 69 243 3 0 31 0 593
2023 142 102 57 250 3 0 27 0 581
2024 127 103 65 249 4 0 25 0 573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norma Dorsey Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 631 36.0 17.5 28.5
1998 638 40.9 15.6 24.8
1999 658 39.1 16.8 28.3
2000 722 41.0 17.6 30.9
2001 749 43.3 17.3 28.2
2002 741 44.7 16.6 31
2003 741 44.7 16.6 31
2004 798 46.4 17.2 34.2
2005 712 44.2 16.1 30.2
2006 702 41.9 16.8 30.9
2007 700 44.7 15.7 32.9
2008 670 44.4 15.1 35.2
2009 661 41.8 15.8 39.5
2010 677 40.3 16.8 45.1
2011 643 38.8 16.5 46.7
2012 645 38.1 16.9 49.1
2013 634 38.0 16.6 46.8
2014 630 38.5 16.3 41.4
2015 630 35.0 18.0 43
2016 647 37.0 17.4 47.3
2017 643 38.1 16.8 45.1
2018 630 37.9 16.6 44.3
2019 621 38.1 16.2 51
2020 633 38.3 16.5 52.8
2021 613 38.5 15.9 57.3
2022 593 37.6 15.7 62.1
2023 581 37.0 15.6 59
2024 573 38.0 15.0 58.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Norma Dorsey Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 631 36.0 17.5 28.5
1998 638 40.9 15.6 24.8
1999 658 39.1 16.8 28.3
2000 722 41.0 17.6 30.9
2001 749 43.3 17.3 28.2
2002 741 44.7 16.6 31
2003 741 44.7 16.6 31
2004 798 46.4 17.2 34.2
2005 712 44.2 16.1 30.2
2006 702 41.9 16.8 30.9
2007 700 44.7 15.7 32.9
2008 670 44.4 15.1 35.2
2009 661 41.8 15.8 39.5
2010 677 40.3 16.8 45.1
2011 643 38.8 16.5 46.7
2012 645 38.1 16.9 49.1
2013 634 38.0 16.6 46.8
2014 630 38.5 16.3 41.4
2015 630 35.0 18.0 43
2016 647 37.0 17.4 47.3
2017 643 38.1 16.8 45.1
2018 630 37.9 16.6 44.3
2019 621 38.1 16.2 51
2020 633 38.3 16.5 52.8
2021 613 38.5 15.9 57.3
2022 593 37.6 15.7 62.1
2023 581 37.0 15.6 59
2024 573 38.0 15.0 58.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Norma Dorsey Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $913 (10.9%) $7,440 (89.1%) $8,353
2020 $999 (12.0%) $7,324 (88.0%) $8,324
2021 $1,298 (14.0%) $7,943 (86.0%) $9,241

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Norma Dorsey Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1387th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1730th of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Norma Dorsey Elementary)5165
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Norma Dorsey Elementary)5852
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Norma Dorsey Elementary)4549
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4550
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Norma Dorsey Elementary)5247
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Norma Dorsey Elementary)5557
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5558
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Norma Dorsey Elementary)6249
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Norma Dorsey Elementary)4218
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4928
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students621581
 6.4%
African American94102
 8.5%
American Indian103
 70%
Asian5557
 3.6%
Hispanic221250
 13.1%
Pacific Islander00
White209142
 32.1%
Two or More Races3227
 15.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51%59%
 8%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 573 students attended Norma Dorsey Elementary.

Norma Dorsey Elementary ranks 1504th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Norma Dorsey Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 18% African American, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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