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West Elementary

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West Elementary ranks 1736 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary in Grand Prairie, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 607 students within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a strong academic anchor in its neighborhood, particularly for its exceptional 6th-grade performance and support for English Language Learners.

West Elementary’s most impressive feature is its consistent, high-level 6th-grade performance. In the most recent testing year, 6th graders achieved 72% proficiency in Reading and 67% in Math—dramatically higher than district averages (48% and 38%, respectively). This "6th Grade Effect" suggests the school excels at preparing students for the transition to middle school. The school also shines in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide for this subgroup. Additionally, African American students have shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 47th to the 72nd percentile in just one year. However, the school struggles significantly with Special Education students, who rank in the 21st percentile, highlighting a critical area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, West Elementary is a clear standout. Just 0.7 miles away, Starrett Elementary ranks in the 10th percentile, and West outperforms it in every grade-level subject by 20-40 percentage points. While Beckham Elementary (1.88 miles away) is a higher-performing peer in the 84th percentile, West offers a strong, reliable option within a district that ranks in the 30th percentile statewide. Notably, per-student spending ($9,323) is moderate and not a clear predictor of success, as the highest-spending nearby school, Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy ($13,153), ranks in the 22nd percentile. For parents, West Elementary represents a "safe harbor" of academic quality in a challenging district context.

607

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,468

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2911 Kingswood Blvd
Grand Prairie, TX 75052-4504

(682) 867-0100

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Barnett J H
High:	Bowie High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

21.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg41%

Texas avg49%

1,736^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

668^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	1736 of 4627	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	1883 of 4651	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2103 of 4710	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1971 of 4647	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1791 of 4581	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	2211 of 4578	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	960 of 4479	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	1258 of 4359	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	1152 of 4329	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	59.7	1790 of 4286	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.7	1397 of 4320	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	1743 of 4260	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	1241 of 4221	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	1247 of 4206	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	58.9	1888 of 4095	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.6	2665 of 3937	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	1632 of 3884	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.8	1367 of 3768	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	1953 of 3724	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.0	1174 of 3476	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	1424 of 3475	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	1253 of 3465	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	668 of 2406	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	758 of 1905	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1302 of 2443	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	764 of 2443	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	632 of 2421	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	798 of 2444	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	435 of 2515	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	780 of 2483	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	752 of 999	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	567 of 814	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	732 of 1045	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	631 of 1015	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	585 of 957	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	733 of 967	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	545 of 1009	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	680 of 1005	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	1184 of 4461	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	895 of 4331	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	449 of 4295	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	938 of 4240	77.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	444 of 1643	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	854 of 2918	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	809 of 3668	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	593 of 3556	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	550 of 3487	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	657 of 3446	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	186 of 3333	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	386 of 3226	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	1433 of 4575	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	1245 of 3744	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2247 of 4658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1708 of 4588	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	1718 of 4561	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	2369 of 4499	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	970 of 4348	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	1251 of 4306	70.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	903 of 3075	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	1241 of 2619	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1450 of 2980	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	1716 of 2958	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	1471 of 3006	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	709 of 3184	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	537 of 3106	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	1756 of 4413	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	2242 of 3644	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2820 of 4465	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	2976 of 4401	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	2764 of 4376	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3200 of 4329	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	1466 of 4188	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1401 of 4168	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	1514 of 4520	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	1234 of 3705	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2043 of 4594	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1525 of 4521	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1223 of 4477	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	2291 of 4451	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	651 of 4309	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	1172 of 4264	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	2006 of 4582	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	1716 of 3739	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2110 of 4647	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2245 of 4585	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1857 of 4563	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	2019 of 4498	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	952 of 4357	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	1329 of 4319	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3411 of 4301	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	2964 of 3549	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3462 of 4292	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	2897 of 4086	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1979 of 3952	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	811 of 3799	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	1040 of 3684	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	524 of 3558	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	1128 of 3006	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	902 of 2612	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	1103 of 3108	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1629 of 3106	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	1129 of 3082	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	1723 of 3082	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	1243 of 3142	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	1548 of 3127	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics49%+4 vs state

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West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Kingswood Blvd	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0100	607	41	14.7	73.8%	74 (12.2%)	236 (38.9%)	133 (21.9%)	132 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.4%)	57.5	1736^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.5%		54.4	1883^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.5%	147			63.4	52.2	41.9	72.2			54.9	47.8	32.4	66.7				$9,468
Starrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2675 Fairmont Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0400	479	39	12.3	77.9%	44 (9.2%)	185 (38.6%)	208 (43.4%)	17 (3.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	17.8	4160^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.1%		22.7	3871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%	289			27.3	49.2	45.8	33.3			21.5	22.6	15.3	21.0				$10,911
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2201 Havenwood Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5200	462	34	13.6	77.7%	39 (8.4%)	162 (35.1%)	184 (39.8%)	56 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	46	2334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.6%		61.8	1481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	853			42.2	51.9	52.5	47.8			40.0	48.1	37.3	49.3				$10,587
FitzGerald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5201 Creek Valley Dr	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5300	451	36	12.4	83.6%	39 (8.6%)	141 (31.3%)	234 (51.9%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	37	2955^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.1%		46.9	2326^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.0%	629			37.0	37.5	46.3	53.5			21.7	35.0	55.6	37.9				$8,911
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Farrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3410 Paladium Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0300	591	42	13.9	77.7%	30 (5.1%)	270 (45.7%)	191 (32.3%)	78 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	36.1	3011^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		41.9	2648^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%	363			33.3	46.0	43.4	57.5			31.7	49.2	34.9	34.3				$9,762
Beckham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 Southeast Pkwy	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-6600	392	31	12.5	79.6%	36 (9.2%)	114 (29.1%)	119 (30.4%)	100 (25.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	80.6	743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	83.9%		56.2	1762^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.1%	1019			60.0	66.1	68.4	70.6			45.7	80.4	60.7	62.8				$11,048
Manara Stem Academy - Arlington	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6101 S Collins St	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	271	16	17.1	70.5%	150 (55.4%)	66 (24.4%)	16 (5.9%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.4%)	19.9	4046^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.6	4109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.7%	63			38.5	41.7	18.2	43.8	20.0	72.7	19.2	25.0	13.6	43.8	25.0	40.9	13.6	$8,450
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Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary

Is West Elementary a good school?

West Elementary ranks 1736^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended West Elementary.

What district is West Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary?

Students at West Elementary are 39% African American, 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barnett J H
High : Bowie High School

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