Calder Road Elementary School
Public elementary school in Dickinson, Texas · Dickinson ISD · Grades Pre-K–3
Calder Road Elementary School serves 534 students in grades Pre-K–3 in Dickinson (Galveston County). It is one of 16 schools in Dickinson ISD. By enrollment it is the 2179th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–3 |
| District | Dickinson ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481707012419 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dickinson ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 534 | 12,554 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.5% | 62.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Calder Road Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 10 elementary schools in Dickinson ISD, Calder Road Elementary School is the 7th largest, with 4.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 673 students, so Calder Road Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 124 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 67, against an average of 107 per grade. This year grade 3 has 12% more students than kindergarten (124 against 111). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 67 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 46.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Dickinson ISD (53%). White students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.3% across Dickinson ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Calder Road Elementary School has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 534 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Calder Road Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Bay Colony Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 16 elementary schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 46.3% |
| White | 30.5% |
| Black | 17.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 67 |
| Kindergarten | 111 |
| Grade 1 | 119 |
| Grade 2 | 113 |
| Grade 3 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6511 Calder Rd, Dickinson, TX 77539
Phone: (281)229-7500
Website: dickinsonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Calder Road Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Colony Elementary School | Dickinson ISD | 0.7 mi | 509 | 14.5 | 55.2% |
| Elva C Lobit Middle School | Dickinson ISD | 1.1 mi | 669 | 17.1 | 46.5% |
| Louis G Lobit Elementary School | Dickinson ISD | 1.1 mi | 774 | 16.2 | 38.8% |
| Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.1 mi | 737 | 17.5 | 18.3% |
| Darwin L Gilmore Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.7 mi | 676 | 16.5 | 19.5% |
| Ralph Parr Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.9 mi | 688 | 17.6 | 33.6% |
| Dunbar Middle School | Dickinson ISD | 2.9 mi | 558 | 13 | 72% |
| James H Ross Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.2 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 48.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dickinson ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Colony Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 509 |
| Dickinson Continuation Center | High | 8–12 | 78 |
| Dickinson High School | High | 9–12 | 3,810 |
| Dickinson Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,060 |
| Dunbar Middle School | Elementary | 4–5 | 558 |
| Elva C Lobit Middle School | Elementary | 4–5 | 669 |
| Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 877 |
| Galveston County Detention Center | High | 6–12 | 24 |
| Hughes Road Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 585 |
| Jake Silbernagel Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 509 |
| John and Shamarion Barber Middle School | Elementary | 4–5 | 614 |
| Kenneth E Little Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 505 |
| Louis G Lobit Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 774 |
| R D McAdams Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 891 |
| San Leon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 540 |