Summary:
Addison, Texas, is home to a single elementary school, George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary, which serves grades PK through 6 and is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), a district ranked in the 54th percentile statewide. With 834 students and a very high rate of economic disadvantage (86.69% qualifying for free or reduced lunch), the school spends $11,343 per student, yet its academic performance reveals a mixed picture with a concerning downward trend in its state ranking over the last three years.
The school’s most notable feature is its bilingual program, which offers both English and Spanish STAAR tests. This program is a relative strength, particularly in reading, where Spanish-language students in 3rd and 5th grade outperformed both the district and state averages in 2025-2026. However, a critical weakness exists in mathematics. Across all grade levels and test versions, math proficiency is significantly lower than reading. The situation is most severe in the Spanish-language program, where only about 15% of 4th and 5th graders were proficient in math, roughly half the already-low state average. Even in English, math scores trail reading by 10 to 15 percentage points, indicating a systemic challenge that demands targeted intervention.
Despite spending above the state average per student, the school’s overall state ranking has dropped from the 47th percentile to the 34th percentile in just two years. This decline occurs even though some English reading scores have been above the district average, suggesting that other schools across Texas are improving at a faster pace. For parents, this means that while the bilingual reading program is a bright spot, the school faces significant hurdles in mathematics and is losing ground compared to peers statewide. The combination of high poverty, high spending, and declining results raises important questions about how resources are being allocated to address the specific academic needs of the student body.
Thank you for your feedback!