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Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5
2271st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary is a large public charter school in Grand Prairie, TX, serving 936 students in grades PK-5 as part of the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) charter network, and it has recently undergone a dramatic turnaround that has made it one of the most improved schools in the area.

After years of struggling, Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary has seen an explosive surge in performance. In just one year, the school jumped from the 8th percentile to the 51st percentile statewide—a 43-percentile-point increase that far outpaces any nearby school. For comparison, West Elementary, a consistently high-performing school in Arlington Independent School District (Isd), saw only a modest 2-percentile-point increase over the same period. This broad-based improvement is evident across nearly all student groups, with Hispanic students jumping from the 4th to the 56th percentile and low-income students rising from the 8th to the 69th percentile. The school now leads in 5th Grade Reading (57.86%) compared to Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy (40.58%) and West Elementary (41.89%), suggesting a particular strength in preparing students for middle school.

What makes this turnaround even more remarkable is that Iltexas Grand Prairie achieves these results with significantly less funding than its neighbors, spending roughly $2,000 to $4,000 less per student than nearby Arlington Independent School District (Isd) and Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) schools. While the school excels with many student groups, it still faces challenges with special education students, who rank in the 15th percentile. The key question for parents is whether this dramatic improvement is sustainable, but the data strongly suggests a systemic change has taken root, making this a school to watch closely.

936
Students ?
17.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,028
Per pupil spending ?
80.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3501 Great Southwest Pkwy
       Grand Prairie, TX  75052

(469) 348-9760

District: International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.8%
African American:
32.9%
Asian:
5.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2019 → 51st in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019
Above the Texas median (51st percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg42%
Texas avg51%
2,271st of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2019
From bottom 38% (2019) to top 49% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 18Elementary Schools in the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)
577th of 951International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) 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
202647.02271 of 462750.9%★★★☆☆
202515.24278 of 46518.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.14160 of 471011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.04184 of 464710.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.94003 of 458112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202117.04075 of 457811.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.82763 of 447938.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202664.0629 of 240673.9%★★★★☆
202540.61142 of 190540.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.61470 of 244339.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.01336 of 244345.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.21194 of 242150.7%★★★☆☆
202130.01866 of 244423.6%★☆☆☆☆
201967.0579 of 251577.0%★★★★☆
201844.41322 of 248346.8%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.1427 of 99957.3%★★★☆☆
202518.0735 of 8149.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.4989 of 10455.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.2953 of 10156.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.5948 of 9672.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.0675 of 100933.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.9579 of 100542.4%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202231.13448 of 446122.7%★☆☆☆☆
202137.12794 of 433135.5%★★☆☆☆
201963.91099 of 429574.4%★★★★☆
201847.32138 of 424049.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202518.12667 of 29188.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.73449 of 36686.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.03211 of 35569.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.13100 of 348711.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.02357 of 344631.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.61151 of 333365.5%★★★☆☆
201850.61464 of 322654.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.22077 of 457554.6%★★★☆☆
202517.33395 of 37449.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.64311 of 46587.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.54056 of 458811.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.04229 of 45617.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.44129 of 44998.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.32932 of 434832.6%★★☆☆☆
201823.63641 of 430615.4%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202667.7905 of 307570.6%★★★★☆
202541.81938 of 261926.0%★☆☆☆☆
202339.62268 of 298023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.02700 of 29588.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.52328 of 300622.6%★☆☆☆☆
201956.51710 of 318446.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.02486 of 310620.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.81955 of 441355.7%★★★☆☆
202512.23507 of 36443.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.04253 of 44654.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.34133 of 44016.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.53931 of 437610.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.43811 of 432912.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.93109 of 418825.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.03647 of 416812.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.91387 of 452069.3%★★★☆☆
202518.23424 of 37057.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.44087 of 459411.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.74056 of 452110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.43930 of 447712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.84038 of 44519.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201952.91836 of 430957.4%★★★☆☆
201833.43147 of 426426.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.02613 of 458243.0%★★☆☆☆
202513.73513 of 37396.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.73952 of 464715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.74159 of 45859.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.63530 of 456322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.83831 of 449814.8%★☆☆☆☆
201942.32509 of 435742.4%★★☆☆☆
201828.63338 of 431922.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.1900 of 110618.6%★☆☆☆☆
20256.0962 of 9751.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31076 of 11284.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.71090 of 10990.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1999 of 10040.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201962.5396 of 111264.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.23649 of 430115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202510.03514 of 35491.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.24126 of 42923.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.13869 of 40865.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.63652 of 39527.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.03467 of 37998.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201848.81480 of 355858.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202433.52287 of 310826.4%★☆☆☆☆
202338.32072 of 310633.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.82272 of 308226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202153.11367 of 308255.6%★★★☆☆
201966.4918 of 314270.8%★★★★☆
201853.81407 of 312755.0%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2026)74th percentile+23 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+18 vs school
Asian (2026)57th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school
White (2024)26th percentile+15 vs school
At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-32 vs school
Special Education (2026)15th percentile-36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading51%-4 vs state
Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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Students at Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 33% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary ranks 2271st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary.


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