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Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary is a public school in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) serving 555 students in grades PK-5, located in a high-poverty area where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a mixed picture for parents. On one hand, its bilingual program is a standout strength: in 2024-2025, students taking the STAAR Spanish test significantly outperformed both the district and state averages in reading and math, with 5th grade Spanish reading proficiency at 57% compared to 33% statewide. The school has also shown strong results for its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 78th percentile statewide in 2021-2022. However, overall academic performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 10th percentile of Texas elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year. This is notably lower than nearby schools like Juan N Seguin Elementary (50th percentile) and Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy (51st percentile). Science is a particular weakness, with only 14% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 30%.

The school's per-student spending of $9,311 is moderate compared to peers, yet its performance lags behind, suggesting the challenge lies in how resources are used rather than a lack of funding. While the school has pockets of excellence—especially for Spanish-speaking students—it struggles to serve its general population effectively, with Special Education and English Language Learner students ranking in the 2nd and 3rd percentiles respectively. For parents considering this school, the strong bilingual program is a clear asset, but the overall academic challenges, particularly in science and math, warrant careful attention.

555

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,974

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 E Springdale
Grand Prairie, TX 75052-5253

(972) 237-1628

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

African American:

14.6%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

4,158^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	17.9	4158 of 4627	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	3312 of 4651	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3600 of 4710	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3305 of 4647	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3377 of 4581	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3027 of 4578	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3077 of 4479	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2986 of 4359	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.2	3527 of 4329	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	3828 of 4286	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	4018 of 4320	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	42.4	2779 of 4260	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.0	2066 of 4221	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	1811 of 4206	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	1909 of 4095	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1716 of 3937	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	2128 of 3884	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	1987 of 3768	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.2	2944 of 3724	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	2903 of 3476	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2634 of 3475	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.0	2313 of 3465	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1454 of 2406	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	705 of 1905	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	1224 of 2443	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1029 of 2443	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	426 of 2421	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	1461 of 2444	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1927 of 2515	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1455 of 2483	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	2894 of 4461	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	1811 of 4331	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	1802 of 4295	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	1632 of 4240	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1592 of 1643	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	52.3	1237 of 2918	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	2485 of 3668	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1841 of 3556	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1879 of 3487	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	1457 of 3446	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	528 of 3333	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	1121 of 3226	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	4004 of 4575	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	2810 of 3744	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4053 of 4658	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3048 of 4588	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3134 of 4561	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2713 of 4499	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2464 of 4348	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3002 of 4306	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1355 of 3075	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	2511 of 2980	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.7	654 of 2958	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.6	2170 of 3006	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2423 of 3184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.6	1363 of 3106	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3683 of 4413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	2116 of 3644	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3352 of 4465	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2847 of 4401	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3323 of 4376	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2828 of 4329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1950 of 4188	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2512 of 4168	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3933 of 4520	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	1983 of 3705	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3370 of 4594	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2999 of 4521	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3012 of 4477	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2609 of 4451	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2337 of 4309	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2249 of 4264	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	4135 of 4582	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	2321 of 3739	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3478 of 4647	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3499 of 4585	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3645 of 4563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	3213 of 4498	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3435 of 4357	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	2890 of 4319	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	4211 of 4301	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	2760 of 3549	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3735 of 4292	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3702 of 4086	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	3781 of 3952	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2294 of 3799	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	2557 of 3684	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2421 of 2612	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	3034 of 3108	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2763 of 3106	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2900 of 3082	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2478 of 3142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1802 of 3127	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+29 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 E Springdale	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 237-1628	555	38	14.7	83.4%	34 (6.1%)	81 (14.6%)	408 (73.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	17.9	4158^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.1%		32	3312^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	846	55.0	36.4	35.7	28.6					24.0	36.7	39.7				22.5	38.5	29.7					$8,974
Sam Rayburn Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Reforma Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-8900	526	38	14.0	82.9%	23 (4.4%)	46 (8.7%)	426 (81.0%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	27.7	3585^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		32.2	3297^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.1%	288	23.8	30.8	22.2						30.0	50.9	52.1				15.5	45.7	25.3					$9,747
Ervin C Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S Edelweiss	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-5024	523	38	13.8	75.5%	37 (7.1%)	95 (18.2%)	367 (70.2%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	31.7	3316^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.3%		47.9	2265^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	1051	25.0	42.9	40.0						35.9	45.2	59.4				32.3	40.0	22.2					$8,488
School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	142	15	9.2	33.8%	30 (21.1%)	34 (23.9%)	24 (16.9%)	43 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	99.6	6^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.1	17^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%	11						100.0	100.0	100.0	92.3	95.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,736
Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3410 Kirby Creek Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 642-0448	716	48	15.0	81.1%	35 (4.9%)	97 (13.5%)	557 (77.8%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	46.7	2290^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.2	2626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%	336	10.5	31.3							40.3	42.5	55.6				40.4	57.9	45.0					$7,523
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	3116 S Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 946-9100	433	26	16.4	78.8%	110 (25.4%)	130 (30.0%)	145 (33.5%)	11 (2.5%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	26.9	3635^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.4%		23	3852^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.2%	217									25.0	37.8	37.8	54.6	61.9	61.3	40.6	32.4	13.5	39.4	33.3	54.8	9.7	$12,851
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
Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 Warrior Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-7200	582	39	14.9	73.5%	25 (4.3%)	108 (18.6%)	408 (70.1%)	19 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	40.2	2733^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.9%		31.5	3337^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.3%	604	53.3	50.0	33.3						64.1	44.7	40.6				48.7	36.7	31.9					$7,273
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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

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Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Global Leadership Academy At Barbara Bush Elementary.

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

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