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Dorothy Dodds Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4400 24 Th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone
(218) 284-1300
District
Moorhead Area Public Schools
County
CLAY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
658
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.5% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Dorothy Dodds Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
53%
40%
48%
46%
59%
43%
53%
40%
48%
46%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
53%
42%
48%
57%
57%
50%
53%
42%
48%
57%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 161 24.5%
Grade 1 115 17.5%
Grade 2 131 19.9%
Grade 3 124 18.8%
Grade 4 127 19.3%
Total 658 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.8% 70.2% 66.2%
Black 15.2% 13.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 9.9% 11.5% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 1.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.7% 3.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.7% 48.5% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 43.3% 42.4% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 6.1% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 47,971 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 234.5 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.5% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,959 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,531 $63,233,000 47.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $3,374,000 2.5%
Staff $813 $6,027,000 4.5%
General Administration $203 $1,508,000 1.1%
School Administration $516 $3,828,000 2.9%
Operation $920 $6,817,000 5.1%
Transportation $711 $5,269,000 3.9%
Other $205 $1,520,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,824 $28,343,000 21.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,643 $41,827,000 31.4%
Total Expenditures $17,998 $133,403,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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