Norma Dorsey Elementary Primary School
6200 Dexham Rd
Rowlett TX, 75089, Dallas County
Phone: 972-463-5595
Ranking:
(1,294 out of 6,018, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 630 | 634 | 645 | 643 | 677 | 661 | 670 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 16.8% | 110 | 17.4% | 106 | 16.4% | 108 | 16.8% | 99 | 14.6% | 103 | 15.6% | 97 | 14.5% |
Grade 1: | 109 | 17.3% | 107 | 16.9% | 106 | 16.4% | 93 | 14.5% | 107 | 15.8% | 99 | 15.0% | 119 | 17.8% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 16.5% | 105 | 16.6% | 94 | 14.6% | 105 | 16.3% | 102 | 15.1% | 116 | 17.5% | 112 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 15.7% | 97 | 15.3% | 104 | 16.1% | 96 | 14.9% | 121 | 17.9% | 116 | 17.5% | 118 | 17.6% |
Grade 4: | 101 | 16.0% | 102 | 16.1% | 105 | 16.3% | 116 | 18.0% | 120 | 17.7% | 113 | 17.1% | 112 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 111 | 17.6% | 109 | 17.2% | 129 | 20.0% | 123 | 19.1% | 125 | 18.5% | 113 | 17.1% | 112 | 16.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 328 | 52.1% | 330 | 52.1% | 331 | 51.3% | 320 | 49.8% | 334 | 49.3% | 324 | 49.0% | 347 | 51.8% |
Female: | 302 | 47.9% | 304 | 47.9% | 314 | 48.7% | 323 | 50.2% | 335 | 49.5% | 329 | 49.8% | 319 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 45 | 7.1% | 35 | 5.5% | 29 | 4.5% | 31 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.8% | 36 | 5.4% | 26 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 268 | 42.5% | 279 | 44.0% | 264 | 40.9% | 265 | 41.2% | 253 | 37.4% | 242 | 36.6% | 247 | 36.9% |
Black: | 68 | 10.8% | 74 | 11.7% | 82 | 12.7% | 81 | 12.6% | 105 | 15.5% | 93 | 14.1% | 98 | 14.6% |
White: | 227 | 36.0% | 227 | 35.8% | 251 | 38.9% | 246 | 38.3% | 279 | 41.2% | 288 | 43.6% | 293 | 43.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 206 | 32.7% | 238 | 37.5% | 265 | 41.1% | 249 | 38.7% | 235 | 34.7% | 197 | 29.8% | 182 | 27.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 8.7% | 59 | 9.3% | 52 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.9% | 70 | 10.3% | 64 | 9.7% | 54 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.34 | 16.67 | 16.92 | 16.57 | 16.80 | 15.80 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 79.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,178.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $45,307.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,556.0 |
* Norma Dorsey Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.