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David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math is a PK-5 school in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) serving 445 students, with over 91% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has recently achieved a dramatic turnaround from a 1-star to a 3-star rating after years of struggling in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools.

This school stands out for its exceptional recent improvement, particularly in supporting specific student groups. In the 2024-2025 school year, David Daniels ranked in the 78th percentile statewide for serving African American students, a remarkable achievement that far exceeds its own overall performance and that of nearby schools like Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy or Juan N Seguin Elementary. The school also shows strong results for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 65th percentile for this group, which is notably higher than its overall rank. Additionally, David Daniels' 5th-grade Spanish Reading scores (65% proficient) are nearly double the district average (41.88%) and far exceed those at nearby Ellen Ochoa Stem Academy At Ben Miliam Elementary (56.25%), making it a strong choice for bilingual families.

Despite its "Science & Math" name, the school's strength is clearly in Reading, not STEM subjects, and its recent improvement is heavily driven by male students, who ranked in the 61st percentile compared to female students at the 27th percentile. The school also spends less per student ($10,506) than nearby Delmas F Morton Elementary ($12,093) yet achieves higher rankings, suggesting effective resource use. However, support for Special Education students remains a critical weakness, ranking in the 6th percentile, a challenge that persists despite the overall turnaround. This school is a compelling option for families seeking a rapidly improving environment with targeted strengths in reading and support for diverse learners.

445

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,727

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 M L King Jr Blvd
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

(972) 264-7803

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math usually attend:

Middle:	Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle
High:	Grand Prairie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

African American:

31.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

2,755^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

565^th of 951Grand Prairie 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	39.9	2755 of 4627	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	2115 of 4651	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	3715 of 4710	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4138 of 4647	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4220 of 4581	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3889 of 4578	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3915 of 4479	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	3818 of 4359	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	3933 of 4329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	4024 of 4286	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	3961 of 4320	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	3347 of 4260	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.6	2711 of 4221	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	2409 of 4206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2610 of 4095	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	2635 of 3937	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.6	3453 of 3884	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	3025 of 3768	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2539 of 3724	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	2527 of 3476	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.8	1994 of 3475	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.6	1990 of 3465	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	1319 of 2406	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.2	410 of 1905	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	1295 of 2443	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1656 of 2443	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2237 of 2421	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	2082 of 2444	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2117 of 2515	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1538 of 2483	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	3973 of 4461	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	2948 of 4331	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2928 of 4295	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2600 of 4240	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	1362 of 2918	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	2334 of 3668	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2766 of 3556	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2940 of 3487	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	2703 of 3446	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1780 of 3333	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2135 of 3226	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3341 of 4575	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1962 of 3744	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3673 of 4658	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3853 of 4588	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4032 of 4561	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3433 of 4499	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3584 of 4348	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	3929 of 4306	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	1553 of 4413	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	2022 of 3644	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3646 of 4465	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	3940 of 4401	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3330 of 4376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	3048 of 4329	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2541 of 4188	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3272 of 4168	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	1727 of 4520	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	1301 of 3705	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	3473 of 4594	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3785 of 4521	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4067 of 4477	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3500 of 4451	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3374 of 4309	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3431 of 4264	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	1767 of 4582	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	2124 of 3739	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	3938 of 4647	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4211 of 4585	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4280 of 4563	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4169 of 4498	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3866 of 4357	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3608 of 4319	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	2819 of 4301	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.2	3330 of 3549	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	4270 of 4292	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4032 of 4086	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	3919 of 3952	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	3037 of 3684	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3017 of 3558	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

Reading43%-12 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
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
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
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
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Alice Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-7348	618	42	14.7	92.1%	30 (4.9%)	36 (5.8%)	536 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	37.7	2912^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.1%		41.8	2650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	262	31.8	34.6	54.2	0.0			27.7	50.0	50.0		28.1	53.4	45.7		$8,534
Ellen Ochoa Stem Academy At Ben Miliam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 Proctor Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-7131	696	47	14.8	81.2%	20 (2.9%)	40 (5.7%)	616 (88.5%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	48	2216^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.1%		34.6	3158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%	942	32.0	28.6	56.3			50.0	31.5	51.8	58.1		30.4	57.5	52.0		$7,579
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
Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N W 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-4600	605	40	15.2	79.5%	38 (6.3%)	53 (8.8%)	499 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	38.6	2849^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		51.3	2064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	785	18.9	53.3	51.4		25.0		38.6	28.3	44.9		34.2	50.0	51.2		$7,151
Juan N Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 S E Fourth St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-7100	452	34	13.2	84.3%	22 (4.9%)	40 (8.8%)	375 (83.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	46.2	2318^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.9%		33	3252^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	30.1%	934	8.0	14.3	36.4				50.0	46.7	55.3		30.9	58.0	43.9		$10,599
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
Uplift Grand Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	727	40	18.2	86.8%	18 (2.5%)	103 (14.2%)	597 (82.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36	3019^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.8%		28.2	3539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	520							39.6	43.0	51.4		39.6	48.6	31.4		$9,301

Frequently Asked Questions about David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math

What is the racial makeup of David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math?

Students at David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math are 64% Hispanic, 31% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math attend?

Students who attend David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math usually go on to attend:

Middle : Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle
High : Grand Prairie High School

How many students attend David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math.

Is David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math a good school?

David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math ranks 2755^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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