📍 1001 Woodridge, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Woodridge el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Demitree Tatum. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Woodridge el enrolls 601 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 485 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.5% |
| White | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 601 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 445 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Woodridge el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
Woodridge el is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Woodridge el is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large