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East Grand Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
2807th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

East Grand Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school (PK-8) in Dallas, TX, serving 816 students within the Cityscape Schools district, and it has recently emerged as a standout turnaround story in an area marked by stark socioeconomic contrasts.

The most compelling reason to consider East Grand Prep is its dramatic upward trajectory. After ranking in the bottom 2% of Texas elementary schools just a few years ago, the school has climbed to the 39th percentile statewide—a remarkable 37-percentile-point jump. This improvement is especially notable when compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Bayles Elementary and Oran M Roberts Elementary, which remain stuck in the bottom 10-20%. The school is particularly effective for its core student population, ranking in the 69th percentile for low-income students and the 66th percentile for African American students. Its 8th grade class is a true bright spot, outperforming the state average in both Math (72.55% proficient vs. 44.81%) and Science (76.47% vs. 46.25%). Additionally, the school’s bilingual program appears to be a strength, with students consistently outperforming the state average on the STAAR Spanish Reading test.

However, parents should be aware of significant challenges. The school has a critical weakness in serving its Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 2% of the state—a clear area needing urgent intervention. There is also a persistent gender gap, with male students performing 20 percentile points higher than female students. While East Grand Prep spends less per student ($10,472) than nearby Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary ($15,013) and Paul L Dunbar Learning Center ($13,762), it achieves better outcomes, suggesting efficient resource use. For context, the nearby Lakewood Elementary (a top-1% school with a 9.56% poverty rate) highlights the extreme academic and economic segregation in the area, making East Grand Prep’s recent progress a notable success story for families seeking a school that is demonstrably improving for its community.

816
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,324
Per pupil spending ?
96.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6211 E Grand Ave
       Dallas, TX  75223

(214) 824-4747

District: Cityscape Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.1%
African American:
14.1%
White:
1.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school41%
District avg38%
Texas avg48%
Elementary school
2,807th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,260th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 12 pts since 2017
From bottom 34% (2017) to bottom 46% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Cityscape Schools
711th of 951Cityscape Schools 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.32807 of 462739.3%★★☆☆☆
202549.82149 of 465153.8%★★★☆☆
202442.42704 of 471042.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.73838 of 464717.4%★☆☆☆☆
20228.64467 of 45812.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.74230 of 45787.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.43723 of 447916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.33612 of 435917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201731.73045 of 432929.7%★☆☆☆☆
201646.32478 of 428642.2%★★☆☆☆
201515.43944 of 43208.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.84189 of 42601.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.1808 of 240666.4%★★★☆☆
202546.7969 of 190549.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.41906 of 244322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.22313 of 24435.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.92400 of 24210.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.92288 of 24446.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.01798 of 251528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.52336 of 24835.9%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202222.43954 of 446111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202140.72522 of 433141.8%★★☆☆☆
201947.72129 of 429550.4%★★★☆☆
201851.81830 of 424056.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.91137 of 291861.0%★★★☆☆
202455.51386 of 366862.2%★★★☆☆
202344.41995 of 355643.9%★★☆☆☆
202221.53120 of 348710.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.32889 of 344616.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.31700 of 333349.0%★★☆☆☆
201854.81258 of 322661.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.13032 of 457533.7%★★☆☆☆
202541.22221 of 374440.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.33603 of 465822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.24128 of 458810.0%★☆☆☆☆
20228.14482 of 45611.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.34202 of 44996.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.53538 of 434818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.93624 of 430615.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202645.22393 of 441345.8%★★☆☆☆
202557.41346 of 364463.1%★★★☆☆
202456.71683 of 446562.3%★★★☆☆
202335.13083 of 440129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202213.54194 of 43764.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.03838 of 432911.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.83356 of 418819.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.43402 of 416818.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.51954 of 452056.8%★★★☆☆
202561.41159 of 370568.7%★★★☆☆
202452.82022 of 459456.0%★★★☆☆
202331.93401 of 452124.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.54286 of 44774.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.63940 of 445111.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.13305 of 426422.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.52463 of 458246.2%★★☆☆☆
202555.41472 of 373960.6%★★★☆☆
202452.42033 of 464756.3%★★★☆☆
202331.23315 of 458527.7%★☆☆☆☆
202211.14386 of 45633.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.94069 of 44989.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.73722 of 435714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.53534 of 431918.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.43627 of 430115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202511.43483 of 35491.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.93600 of 429216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202338.42427 of 408640.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.22638 of 395233.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.53149 of 379917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.32115 of 368442.6%★★☆☆☆
201851.01351 of 355862.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.51260 of 233546.0%★★☆☆☆
202556.0895 of 234461.8%★★★☆☆
202441.61348 of 237243.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.71722 of 233026.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.01977 of 225412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.81744 of 225222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201937.51371 of 219337.5%★★☆☆☆
201830.91500 of 208027.9%★☆☆☆☆
201734.81335 of 202734.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.2766 of 129540.8%★★☆☆☆
202557.9324 of 99767.5%★★★☆☆
20248.91269 of 12800.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.71071 of 127315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.51170 of 12516.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.91170 of 12133.5%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202238.21352 of 218238.0%★★☆☆☆
202157.1642 of 211869.7%★★★☆☆
201972.4295 of 205885.7%★★★★☆
201865.7379 of 200881.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202664.5290 of 139079.1%★★★★☆
202573.8218 of 142884.7%★★★★☆
202458.9536 of 177069.7%★★★☆☆
202347.4797 of 172053.7%★★★☆☆
202228.31332 of 164318.9%★☆☆☆☆
202143.1826 of 159248.1%★★☆☆☆
201984.4102 of 144592.9%★★★★★
201877.9127 of 137690.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.81164 of 224048.0%★★☆☆☆
202552.0785 of 182557.0%★★★☆☆
202440.81305 of 224241.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.21656 of 224126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202220.11927 of 222113.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.91620 of 215124.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.91155 of 204743.6%★★☆☆☆
201837.11308 of 200834.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202656.4748 of 214165.1%★★★☆☆
202569.1351 of 173179.7%★★★★☆
202454.5799 of 211962.3%★★★☆☆
202340.61264 of 211640.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.81744 of 207716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.31377 of 204332.6%★★☆☆☆
201944.41026 of 193547.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.41160 of 189538.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202656.4804 of 225364.3%★★★☆☆
202569.1349 of 182080.8%★★★★☆
202453.0889 of 223560.2%★★★☆☆
202342.91276 of 225143.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.11842 of 222017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.61522 of 217229.9%★☆☆☆☆
201847.3985 of 203951.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.51288 of 225342.8%★★☆☆☆
202562.6527 of 181871.0%★★★★☆
202442.51219 of 224645.7%★★☆☆☆
202328.81678 of 224525.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.01966 of 222811.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.11729 of 216820.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.11466 of 206929.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.11763 of 203013.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.71231 of 195637.1%★★☆☆☆
202516.01509 of 15683.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202444.01015 of 189146.3%★★☆☆☆
202368.7274 of 181584.9%★★★★☆
202247.6719 of 175759.1%★★★☆☆
202138.4984 of 171242.5%★★☆☆☆
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
African American (2026)66th percentile+27 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile-24 vs school
At Risk (2022)11th percentile+9 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+18 vs school
Female (2026)48th percentile~ school
Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school
African American (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school
At Risk (2022)38th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading46%-9 vs state
Mathematics38%-6 vs state
Social Studies38%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 2, 2018

Open Quote East Grand Preparatory charter school has been in it's new location at 6211 East Grand Avenue for four years now. They recently renovated the upper school building and it is very nice, open, and modern. The new gym is the most beautiful gym I have ever seen. The school has girl's volleyball and there is basketball for the boys, and our cheer leaders have so much fun cheering for our teams. The teachers really care about the students and I really like the fact that they do not tolerate bullying. My grandson gets lots of personal attention and he really loves his school. Close Quote


by a citizen
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Open Quote Awesome school and learning environment for children. Excellent teaching staff! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Open Quote My kids have been going here for 3 yrs now. The building on the playground side is gross and always dirty. It is an apartment building so strange people live there and walk around all the time. The bathrooms are always nasty. Nothing looks safe or clean anymore.

The playground has had a big hole in it all year, so my kids never got to play on it one time. They told us it would be fixed back at the start of the year.

Also, they have been saying for the last 3 years that the new school building was coming soon. That's part of why I have stayed so long. Every year they say they will have it next year.

I was excited when they starting the building across the street and they have been telling us that it was going to be the new school. But I just heard from a lady in the office that the building wasn't the school and it wasn't even part of the school. It's a youth center and there wont be any classrooms inside!

They keep lying to us. I wont be back again next year. Don't take your kids here, its not a safe place. Close Quote





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Students at East Grand Preparatory Academy are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% White.

East Grand Preparatory Academy ranks 2807th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended East Grand Preparatory Academy.

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