Crow Leadership Academy

Crow Leadership Academy is an elementary school in Arlington, TX, serving 500 students in grades PK-6 within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools.

Despite overall low performance on state assessments, Crow shows a notable strength in 5th-grade mathematics, with 43.64% of students proficient—higher than the district average and nearly matching the state average. This success stands out compared to nearby schools like Adams Elementary (37.14%) and Thornton Elementary (26.39%). Crow also invests more per student ($11,248) than many peers, including Goodman Elementary ($11,032) and Crouch Elementary ($10,064), and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, lower than Speer Elementary (14.8:1) and Berry Elementary (16.1:1). However, the school faces significant challenges, particularly for Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 5% statewide, and Special Education students, whose performance has been inconsistent.

Crow is part of a cluster of struggling schools in Arlington, including Johns Elementary and Rankin Elementary, all with free/reduced lunch rates above 90%. Nearby, the charter school Uplift Summit Prep Ps serves a similar demographic but achieves better results, ranking in the 25th percentile and outperforming Crow in most subjects, such as 5th-grade Reading (55% vs. 39%). This comparison suggests that improvement is possible, and replicating Crow’s 5th-grade math success to other grades could be a key strategy for the school.