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L L Hotchkiss Elementary

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L L Hotchkiss Elementary ranks 3299 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

3299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

L L Hotchkiss Elementary is a public school in the Dallas Independent School District that serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 522 students. The school has faced significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages on standardized tests and receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger.

L L Hotchkiss struggles across core subject areas, with just 43.48% of 3rd graders and 39.29% of 8th graders meeting reading standards, compared to 52.02% and 56.39% statewide. In math, only 22.95% of 3rd graders and 13.89% of 6th graders reach proficiency, far below the state averages of 44.88% and 37.68%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 4.1% in recent years. Despite these challenges, L L Hotchkiss is located near several higher-performing elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District, such as Lake Highlands, Northlake, and White Rock, which consistently outperform L L Hotchkiss on state assessments.

While L L Hotchkiss faces significant challenges, there are signs of potential improvement. The school's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, have improved in recent years, suggesting that targeted interventions may be having a positive impact. Addressing the specific needs of underperforming student groups and leveraging the resources and best practices of higher-performing neighboring schools could be valuable approaches to consider as the school works to improve student outcomes.

506

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,800

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6929 Town N Dr
Dallas, TX 75231-8117

(972) 749-7000

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend L L Hotchkiss Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sam Tasby Middle
High:	Emmett J Conrad High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

17.4%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

3,299^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,767^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 21% (2023) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3299 of 4651	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3163 of 4710	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3155 of 4647	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3853 of 4581	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3503 of 4578	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2447 of 4479	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3894 of 4359	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	4222 of 4329	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	4220 of 4286	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	4028 of 4320	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	3796 of 4260	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	3183 of 4221	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	3594 of 4206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	3983 of 4095	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	3430 of 3937	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	3470 of 3884	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	3349 of 3768	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	3361 of 3724	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	2748 of 3476	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2625 of 3475	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.6	2610 of 3465	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	334 of 1905	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	609 of 2443	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	30.8	1816 of 2443	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	2086 of 2421	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	2056 of 2444	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	776 of 2515	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	1729 of 2483	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.1	1003 of 1009	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	970 of 1005	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	2393 of 4461	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	1814 of 4331	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	845 of 4295	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	39.8	2669 of 4240	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1352 of 2918	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	1998 of 3668	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	1435 of 3556	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1790 of 3487	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	1391 of 3446	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	970 of 3333	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	1943 of 3226	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	2502 of 3744	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3491 of 4658	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3364 of 4588	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3854 of 4561	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3540 of 4499	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1991 of 4348	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	3404 of 4306	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1868 of 2619	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2301 of 2980	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2780 of 2958	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	2803 of 3006	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2200 of 3184	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2618 of 3106	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	2341 of 3644	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2936 of 4465	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	2253 of 4401	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3060 of 4376	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	2548 of 4329	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1472 of 4188	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	3544 of 4168	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	1566 of 3705	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2395 of 4594	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2595 of 4521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3598 of 4477	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	3194 of 4451	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1418 of 4309	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.1	3429 of 4264	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2002 of 3739	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2453 of 4647	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2746 of 4585	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3863 of 4563	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	3341 of 4498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2785 of 4357	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.6	4155 of 4319	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	935 of 961	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	365 of 3549	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	888 of 4292	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	2771 of 4086	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	3338 of 3952	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1537 of 3799	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1708 of 3684	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	2058 of 3558	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1767 of 2344	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1498 of 2372	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1845 of 2330	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	625 of 997	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	550 of 1280	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	683 of 1428	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	803 of 1770	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	812 of 1720	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1463 of 1825	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1504 of 2242	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1859 of 2241	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1058 of 1230	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1258 of 1481	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1169 of 1731	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1314 of 2119	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1466 of 2116	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1042 of 1820	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1129 of 2235	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1481 of 2251	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1155 of 1818	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1355 of 2246	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1694 of 2245	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	88 of 1568	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	29.8	1465 of 1891	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+61 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)3rd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+70 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I68%+21 vs state

Reading47%-7 vs state

Social Studies32%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Science18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
L L Hotchkiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6929 Town N Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7000	506	38	13.3	95.8%	30 (5.9%)	88 (17.4%)	341 (67.4%)	23 (4.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	32.2	3299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.7	3163^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	136	20.0	66.7	20.0		20.0		0.0	67.9	43.5	51.1	47.4	44.4	58.6	39.3	23.0	49.0	34.1	13.9	20.0	12.8	20.7	32.1	$13,800
Dan D Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5314 Abrams Rd	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8800	450	31	14.5	76.7%	63 (14.0%)	94 (20.9%)	244 (54.2%)	24 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	82.6	653^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%		90	373^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.1%	280	33.3	52.4	64.7						53.3	70.6	76.9				55.1	63.6	61.8			56.6			$12,848
Jill Stone Elementary At Vickery Meadow	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Ridgecrest Rd	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7900	474	31	15.2	98.9%	17 (3.6%)	89 (18.8%)	303 (63.9%)	48 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	45.1	2435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%		28.7	3540^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.8%	1105	27.0	54.6	33.3	25.9	12.5	8.3	0.0		38.5	62.1	48.8				44.4	45.7	39.5			23.3			$12,357
White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9229 Chiswell Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-2700	868	65	13.3	22.8%	560 (64.5%)	126 (14.5%)	148 (17.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	92.9	272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.8	189^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.0%	83									77.8	83.2	76.2				79.1	73.0	67.2			52.7			$9,087
Merriman Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Winedale Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2800	446	37	12.0	33.9%	239 (53.6%)	110 (24.7%)	71 (15.9%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	74.3	955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.5%		57.2	1735^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.2%	780									66.2	61.4	61.0				58.1	59.2	53.3			39.0			$11,950
Jack Lowe Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Holly Hill Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1700	530	32	16.5	98.5%	16 (3.0%)	86 (16.2%)	365 (68.9%)	42 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	71.8	1055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.2	1640^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.2%	585	72.5	70.9	86.8	25.0		71.4	6.7		61.9	57.1	40.0				71.2	67.9	72.7			11.6			$10,900
Victor H Hexter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9720 Waterview Rd	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5800	481	30	15.9	49.9%	193 (40.1%)	51 (10.6%)	216 (44.9%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	74.1	962^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%		61.2	1540^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.3%	578									53.9	63.0	71.4				51.5	57.4	54.2			52.5			$10,475
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	K-5	5828 E Mockingbird Ln	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7200	630	42	15.0	24.9%	329 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	178 (28.3%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	92	302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.3	398^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.5%	96									72.9	69.9	85.2				76.4	67.4	69.7			55.7			$10,499
Lake Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Ferndale Rd	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-2100	704	49	14.4	25.0%	432 (61.4%)	21 (3.0%)	223 (31.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	93.1	266^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.6	312^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.4%	46	18.2	15.4	28.6	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		72.2	80.0	76.3				73.3	79.4	72.6			53.6			$9,332
Northlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10059 Ravensway Dr	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2300	414	36	11.6	61.8%	88 (21.3%)	174 (42.0%)	123 (29.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	49.4	2173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.3%		37.5	2986^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.6%	813									57.1	45.9	54.2				50.9	45.9	35.6			22.5			$9,340

Frequently Asked Questions about L L Hotchkiss Elementary

How many students attend L L Hotchkiss Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended L L Hotchkiss Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of L L Hotchkiss Elementary?

Students at L L Hotchkiss Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is L L Hotchkiss Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of L L Hotchkiss Elementary attend?

Students who attend L L Hotchkiss Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sam Tasby Middle
High : Emmett J Conrad High School

Is L L Hotchkiss Elementary a good school?

L L Hotchkiss Elementary ranks 3299^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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