Summary
Great Hearts Irving is a K-5 charter school in Irving, TX, serving 719 students as part of the Great Hearts Texas district, which ranks in the top 23% of districts statewide. The school has a history of strong academic performance, having been a 5-star school in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, but its state ranking has steadily declined from the 96th percentile to the 66th percentile in the most recent data. Notably, only about 20% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a stark contrast to nearby Irving Independent School District (Isd) schools, where rates range from 80% to 88%.
Great Hearts Irving consistently outperforms most of its immediate neighbors in Irving ISD. For example, in the most recent 5th-grade Reading test, Great Hearts Irving achieved 65.79% proficiency, nearly double that of the next best Irving ISD school, Brandenburg Elementary (54.64%), and far exceeding the lowest performer, Johnston Elementary (22.73%). However, it is outperformed by Las Colinas Elementary in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), which achieved 82.09% proficiency. Great Hearts Irving also operates with a leaner budget, spending $8,950 per student compared to $10,306 to $11,278 at Irving ISD schools and $10,767 at Las Colinas Elementary, though it has a higher student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1 versus 15.1:1 to 16.8:1 at nearby schools.
A key concern is the school's declining performance and a significant equity gap. While the school ranks in the 66th percentile overall, it ranks in the 11th percentile for low socioeconomic status students, indicating it is not effectively serving its economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, 5th-grade Science is a persistent weakness, with only 17.5% proficiency in 2024-2025, well below the state average of 29.57% and even below the Irving ISD district average of 22.02%. This contrasts with its otherwise solid Reading and Math scores, making it a critical area for improvement.
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