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Patrick Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Patrick Elementary in Grand Prairie, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 496 students as part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), and it serves a high-poverty community where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, it stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups, particularly English Language Learners (ELL) and Special Education students, who have earned 3-star ratings and outperformed state averages in recent years. This is a notable strength compared to nearby schools like Johns Elementary and Berry Elementary, which have similar demographics but lower overall rankings.

One of the most interesting findings is the school's success with bilingual instruction: in 3rd grade, students taking the STAAR Spanish test in Reading and Math significantly outperformed their peers taking the English version, suggesting that native-language instruction can be a powerful tool for some learners. Additionally, Patrick Elementary shows a bright spot in 6th-grade mathematics, where proficiency rates (46.15%) exceeded both the district (38.15%) and state (38.57%) averages. The school also boasts a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, which is better than many nearby schools like Thornton Elementary (15.4:1) and Remynse Elementary (11:1), though this resource hasn't yet translated into a higher overall ranking compared to some peers.

However, the school faces clear challenges, particularly in 5th-grade science, where proficiency dropped to just 8.47% in a recent year, far below state averages. A striking comparison is with David Daniels Elementary Academy of Science & Math, located just 1.21 miles away in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (ISD), which serves a similarly high-poverty population but consistently outperforms Patrick in nearly every subject—for example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 65.91% at David Daniels versus 6.82% at Patrick. This highlights how district-level policies and specialized curriculum can impact outcomes, even in comparable communities. Despite these hurdles, Patrick Elementary has shown a positive trend, improving from the 10th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, offering hope for continued growth.

496

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,657

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Timber Oaks
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

(682) 867-0600

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patrick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carter J H
High:	Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

25.8%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2018 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2018

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,725^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	25.4	3725 of 4627	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	3806 of 4651	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3596 of 4710	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4171 of 4647	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3948 of 4581	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4125 of 4578	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3605 of 4479	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	3979 of 4359	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	1946 of 2406	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1608 of 1905	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1549 of 2443	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	2001 of 2443	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2105 of 2421	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	2045 of 2444	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1614 of 2515	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	2061 of 2483	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	3059 of 4461	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2504 of 4331	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2265 of 4295	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3335 of 4240	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1411 of 2918	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1806 of 3668	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	2474 of 3556	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1824 of 3487	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	1519 of 3446	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	1314 of 3333	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1862 of 3226	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	3600 of 4575	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3001 of 3744	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3672 of 4658	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4157 of 4588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3864 of 4561	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3923 of 4499	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3680 of 4348	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4113 of 4306	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	2296 of 3075	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	2096 of 2619	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2817 of 2980	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2736 of 2958	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	2785 of 3006	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2472 of 3184	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2789 of 3106	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	2718 of 4413	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	2416 of 3644	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2837 of 4465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3542 of 4401	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3383 of 4376	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3682 of 4329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	2883 of 4188	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3520 of 4168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	3082 of 4520	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	2479 of 3705	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2947 of 4594	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3935 of 4521	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3705 of 4477	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3748 of 4451	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3185 of 4309	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3742 of 4264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	3676 of 4582	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2800 of 3739	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3189 of 4647	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4020 of 4585	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4002 of 4563	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4119 of 4498	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3369 of 4357	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3789 of 4319	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3651 of 4301	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.1	1355 of 3549	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	1363 of 4292	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.4	3985 of 4086	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	3794 of 3952	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2350 of 3799	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1896 of 3684	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3071 of 3558	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

African American (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Patrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	755 Timber Oaks	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0600	496	45	11.0	91.7%	20 (4.0%)	128 (25.8%)	324 (65.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	25.4	3725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.9	3806^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%	81	44.4	27.3	16.7	50.0	20.0	0.0	32.4	21.7	38.3	50.8	23.1	13.0	25.5	46.2	$11,657
Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2810 Prairie Hill Ln	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0200	516	42	12.2	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	79 (15.3%)	416 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.7	4115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		14.3	4322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	207	19.1	37.5		0.0			24.1	32.8	21.3	38.1	20.9	40.0	13.1	39.7	$11,401
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Timberlake Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7750	426	32	13.1	92.0%	13 (3.1%)	69 (16.2%)	329 (77.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	23.7	3830^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.2%		28.6	3523^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.3%	307	17.4	19.1	5.6			0.0	46.4	31.0	44.2	34.2	27.1	27.7	37.5	29.0	$12,181
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2315 Stonegate St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4200	849	55	15.4	93.5%	23 (2.7%)	55 (6.5%)	755 (88.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	27.3	3611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.0%		15.5	4260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	649	28.0	21.2	30.2	19.1	32.0	12.2	34.4	46.5	37.1	29.6	40.9	57.7	26.4	22.7	$10,171
David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math	Public	PK, KG-5	801 M L King Jr Blvd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-7803	445	30	14.8	91.2%	9 (2.0%)	139 (31.2%)	284 (63.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	39.9	2755^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.5%		50.6	2115^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	640	18.2	40.0	65.0				45.5	46.0	35.1		40.0	50.0	39.7		$10,727
Johns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2500	560	37	15.1	93.6%	21 (3.8%)	62 (11.1%)	463 (82.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18	4155^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.2%		20.4	4003^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	152	0.0	0.0	11.1			0.0	20.9	30.4	43.3	40.6	22.6	22.5	27.0	29.0	$9,840
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 Joyce St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0850	727	45	16.1	89.7%	26 (3.6%)	43 (5.9%)	642 (88.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	17.7	4166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.1	4225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%	59	5.9	22.2			0.0		41.4	41.4	36.1	34.3	21.1	20.8	24.4	26.0	$10,231
Remynse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2720 Fall Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0500	394	36	11.0	89.3%	17 (4.3%)	96 (24.4%)	260 (66.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	32.7	3246^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		42.6	2600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	646	16.7	63.6	28.6	20.0	0.0		36.1	37.0	45.7	43.8	42.1	41.2	39.5	31.9	$12,584
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2130	743	51	14.6	90.2%	41 (5.5%)	248 (33.4%)	370 (49.8%)	76 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27.6	3594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.7	3145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	449	17.9	36.0	9.1	45.0	40.0	0.0	29.5	22.2	43.3	47.5	38.8	29.1	37.1	37.7	$9,131
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	562	42	13.2	94.1%	16 (2.8%)	37 (6.6%)	495 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	23.9	3823^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.5	3701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%	122	16.7	0.0	20.0		0.0	20.0	34.0	34.8	50.0	42.7	23.6	23.9	30.1	35.1	$10,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Patrick Elementary

How many students attend Patrick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Patrick Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Patrick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patrick Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter J H
High : Sam Houston High School

Is Patrick Elementary a good school?

Patrick Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Patrick Elementary?

Students at Patrick Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Patrick Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

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