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Dorothy Dodds Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

4400 24th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560 · (218) 284-1300 · Part of Moorhead Public School District

Moorhead’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
625
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Dorothy Dodds Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Moorhead kids: Horizon Middle School

On the path

Where Moorhead kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Dorothy Dodds Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Horizon Middle School2,158 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4400 24th Ave S, Moorhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten111
Grade 1105
Grade 2164
Grade 3124
Grade 4121
Enrollment over time
716’20
701’21
658’22
624’23
625’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Black 20%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dorothy Dodds Elementary School from Moorhead families.

Other schools in Moorhead Public School District

The district →
Probstfield Center for Education
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
253 students7:1
Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
20 students
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B
719 students14:1
Ellen Hopkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
616 students14:1
Robert Asp Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
B−
580 students13:1
Probstfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Moorhead
290 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Moorhead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.