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Larson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
4149th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Larson Elementary is an elementary school located in Grand Prairie, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 437. It is part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 660 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Larson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with its performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading at Larson Elementary is 31.25%, compared to 41.53% for the Arlington ISD and 52.02% for the state of Texas. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 18.37% of 3rd graders and 11.59% of 4th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 34.98% and 38.78% for the district, respectively.

Larson Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 86.96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's student population is diverse, with significant percentages of Hispanic (ranging from 38.2% to 46.6% in recent years) and African American (ranging from 16.5% to 19.1%) students. While Larson Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than that of nearby schools in the Arlington ISD, such as Patrick Elementary and Crouch Elementary, the school's student demographics are similar to those of other schools in the district, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the school's academic outcomes.

443
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,242
Per pupil spending ?
83.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2620 Ave K
       Grand Prairie, TX  75050-2639

(682) 867-0000

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Larson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Nichols J H
High:    Lamar High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
67.7%
Hispanic:
16.9%
White:
7.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg41%
Texas avg49%
4,149th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
42nd of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)
668th of 951Arlington 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202510.24473 of 46513.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.04625 of 47101.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.04463 of 46474.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.74064 of 458111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.33916 of 457814.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.73415 of 447923.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.73033 of 435930.4%★★☆☆☆
201737.42688 of 432937.9%★★☆☆☆
201642.72675 of 428637.6%★★☆☆☆
201536.43041 of 432029.6%★☆☆☆☆
201461.31682 of 426060.5%★★★☆☆
201364.61465 of 422165.3%★★★☆☆
201269.91134 of 420673.0%★★★★☆
201164.91499 of 409563.4%★★★☆☆
201057.71916 of 393751.3%★★★☆☆
200954.22017 of 388448.1%★★☆☆☆
200855.31920 of 376849.0%★★☆☆☆
200765.61327 of 372464.4%★★★☆☆
200654.81798 of 347648.3%★★☆☆☆
200575.6667 of 347580.8%★★★★☆
200466.11172 of 346566.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.41736 of 19058.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.42404 of 24431.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.62292 of 24436.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.42058 of 242115.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.31711 of 244430.0%★★☆☆☆
201936.11713 of 251531.9%★★☆☆☆
201843.81340 of 248346.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201833.2780 of 100522.4%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202231.73404 of 446123.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.03511 of 433118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.53011 of 429529.9%★☆☆☆☆
201839.22715 of 424036.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.42774 of 29184.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202176.7432 of 344687.5%★★★★☆
201951.21504 of 333354.9%★★★☆☆
201862.3938 of 322670.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.13270 of 374412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.04416 of 46585.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.24249 of 45887.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.03618 of 456120.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.43864 of 449914.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.73230 of 434825.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.12992 of 430630.5%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.22310 of 261911.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.62714 of 29808.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.02386 of 295819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202140.92059 of 300631.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.92224 of 318430.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.01843 of 310640.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.13212 of 364411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.44162 of 44656.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.34296 of 44012.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.53382 of 437622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.34171 of 43293.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.32739 of 418834.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.12905 of 416830.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.73564 of 37053.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.64522 of 45941.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.24327 of 45214.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.73911 of 447712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.03668 of 445117.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.93756 of 430912.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.33084 of 426427.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20259.03638 of 37392.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.84606 of 46470.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.04472 of 45852.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.94423 of 45633.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.63841 of 449814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.23403 of 435721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.53077 of 431928.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201933.0822 of 111226.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.5818 of 104621.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.52507 of 354929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.73551 of 429217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.13868 of 40865.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.33074 of 395222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.72272 of 379940.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.42024 of 368445.1%★★☆☆☆
201849.21458 of 355859.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.31961 of 261224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.22427 of 310821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.42301 of 310625.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.62399 of 308222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202112.72910 of 30825.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.82170 of 314230.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.62192 of 312729.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)29th percentile+26 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)26th percentile~ school
White (2025)25th percentile+21 vs school
At Risk (2022)24th percentile+12 vs school
Asian (2018)22nd percentile-8 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading39%-15 vs state
Mathematics21%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Larson Elementary.

Students who attend Larson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nichols J H
High : Lamar High School

Students at Larson Elementary are 68% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Larson Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Texas elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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