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Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Ervin C Whitt Elementary ranks 3316 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ervin C Whitt Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) serving 523 students in a community where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. After years of solid performance ranking in the 50th-60th percentile statewide, the school has experienced a dramatic 32-point drop to the 28th percentile in the most recent data, marking its lowest ranking in a decade and signaling a period of rapid transition.

The most concerning trend is the collapse in support for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which fell from the 70th percentile to the 24th percentile in just two years—a reversal not seen at nearby schools like Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy (61st to 51st) or Ellen Ochoa Stem Academy At Ben Miliam Elementary (34th to 52nd, which improved). Additionally, a significant gender gap has emerged, with male students now ranking at the 23rd percentile compared to female students at the 38th percentile. The school also struggles with its most vulnerable and advanced learners, as the Special Education program ranks in the bottom 20% and the Gifted & Talented program ranks in the bottom 7% statewide.

Despite these challenges, there is a bright spot: 5th-grade reading scores are a consistent strength, with 59.42% of students proficient—outperforming both the district (51.37%) and the state (58.47%). However, mathematics is a systemic weakness across all grades, with 5th-grade math proficiency at just 22.22%, less than half the state average and the worst in its cluster of neighborhood schools. While the nearby School For The Highly Gifted ranks 6th in the state, it serves a very different student population and is not a fair comparison. The school's future success will depend on stabilizing math instruction, rebuilding support for economically disadvantaged students, and addressing the specific needs of its male student population.

523

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,488

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 S Edelweiss
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

(972) 264-5024

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ervin C Whitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ronald W Reagan Middle
High:	South Grand Prairie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

African American:

18.2%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

3,316^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	31.7	3316 of 4627	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.9	2265 of 4651	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1876 of 4710	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2220 of 4647	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	2303 of 4581	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2990 of 4578	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2728 of 4479	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2045 of 4359	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.8	1819 of 4329	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.6	1438 of 4286	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	2171 of 4320	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.4	1397 of 4260	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.9	969 of 4221	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	1218 of 4206	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	953 of 4095	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	1199 of 3937	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	1244 of 3884	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	1925 of 3768	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	2243 of 3724	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	1139 of 3476	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	1269 of 3475	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.3	1319 of 3465	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1451 of 2406	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	685 of 1905	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	1174 of 2443	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	971 of 2443	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	1030 of 2421	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	1474 of 2444	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	947 of 2515	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	944 of 2483	62.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	1743 of 4461	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	2698 of 4331	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2433 of 4295	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	1391 of 4240	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1732 of 2918	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	1259 of 3668	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1799 of 3556	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	1075 of 3487	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	1842 of 3446	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	984 of 3333	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	378 of 3226	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	2817 of 4575	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2169 of 3744	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	1745 of 4658	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	1823 of 4588	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2256 of 4561	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	2925 of 4499	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2484 of 4348	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	1649 of 4306	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	2868 of 3075	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.8	1725 of 2619	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	1667 of 2980	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1936 of 2958	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2057 of 3006	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	759 of 3184	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	1227 of 3106	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2578 of 4413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	1708 of 3644	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	1197 of 4465	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	1830 of 4401	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1638 of 4376	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	2480 of 4329	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2442 of 4188	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1663 of 4168	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	3416 of 4520	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.4	1215 of 3705	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1366 of 4594	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	1907 of 4521	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2156 of 4477	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	2978 of 4451	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2357 of 4309	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2012 of 4264	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	3525 of 4582	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.2	1614 of 3739	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	1943 of 4647	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2544 of 4585	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2466 of 4563	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2986 of 4498	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2728 of 4357	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2591 of 4319	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3521 of 4301	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	2827 of 3549	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2521 of 4292	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	2831 of 4086	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2112 of 3952	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3491 of 3799	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2632 of 3684	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2436 of 3558	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	1352 of 3006	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	1340 of 2612	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	1352 of 3108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	1619 of 3106	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2136 of 3082	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2124 of 3082	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1367 of 3142	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1425 of 3127	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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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
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
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
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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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Frequently Asked Questions about Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Is Ervin C Whitt Elementary a good school?

Ervin C Whitt Elementary ranks 3316^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ervin C Whitt Elementary in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Ervin C Whitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ervin C Whitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald W Reagan Middle
High : South Grand Prairie High School

What is the racial makeup of Ervin C Whitt Elementary?

Students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Ervin C Whitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Ervin C Whitt Elementary.

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

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