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Dorothy Dodds Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4400 24th Ave. S., Moorhead, Clay County, 56560

658
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Moorhead, Clay County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Moorhead Area Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School enrolls 658 students across grades Kโ€“4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
330 (50%)
Female students
328 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
50.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White42565%
Black or African American9414%
Hispanic or Latino619.3%
Two or more races406.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native233.5%
Asian152.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

327 of the school's 658 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“4Title I

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 4.

School district: Moorhead Area Public Schools

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School is one of 16 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, based in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 469 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Dorothy Dodds Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.

7,571
District students
16
Schools
469
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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