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Global Leadership Academy

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Global Leadership Academy is a small K-5 elementary school in Terrell, TX, serving 219 students and part of the Terrell Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 17% of Texas schools. Despite this, Global Leadership Academy is a standout, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 5% of all elementary schools in Texas (97th percentile in 2025-2026). This is a remarkable achievement, especially when compared to other elementary schools in its own district—like Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary, J W Long Elementary, and Dr Bruce Wood Elementary—which all rank in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. For example, in 3rd-grade Reading, Global Leadership Academy achieved 85.29% proficiency, while the district average was just 35.27%.

What makes this school truly exceptional is its effectiveness with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. With 52.5% of its students economically disadvantaged, the school ranks in the 99th percentile for serving these students, meaning it is one of the best in the state at ensuring they succeed academically. This is a stark contrast to other Terrell ISD elementary schools, which have higher free/reduced lunch rates (79-83%) but much lower test scores. The school also excels in science, with 71.88% of 5th graders proficient compared to just 20.68% for the district and 29.57% for the state. Even when compared to higher-performing schools in the nearby Forney Independent School District (Isd), like Blackburn Elementary (80th percentile) and Griffin Elementary (67th percentile), Global Leadership Academy still outperforms them significantly—for instance, in 4th-grade Reading, it scored 81.48% versus Griffin's 58.19%.

One interesting area for growth is the school's Gifted and Talented (GT) program, which ranks in the bottom 7% of the state. This may indicate that the school focuses heavily on bringing all students to high proficiency levels, potentially at the expense of advanced enrichment for its highest achievers. Overall, Global Leadership Academy is a "pocket of excellence" in a low-performing district, demonstrating that effective leadership and instruction can overcome broader challenges. Its consistent success across diverse student groups makes it a top choice for parents in the Terrell area.

219

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,833

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 W College St
Terrell, TX 75160

(972) 551-5796

District: Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

40.2%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2022 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (83% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

145^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 951Terrell 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	95.6	145 of 4627	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	298 of 4651	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	214 of 4710	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	778 of 4647	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	150 of 4581	96.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	1028 of 2443	57.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	90.3	176 of 4461	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.7	175 of 3668	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	130 of 4575	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	204 of 3744	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	307 of 4658	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.7	1197 of 4588	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	167 of 4561	96.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	2847 of 3075	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	46.6	1802 of 2619	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	1848 of 2980	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	1657 of 2958	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	57 of 4413	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	128 of 3644	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	94 of 4465	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	311 of 4401	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	26 of 4376	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	71 of 4520	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	39 of 3705	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	42 of 4594	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	207 of 4521	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	15 of 4477	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	173 of 4582	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	276 of 3739	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	303 of 4647	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	516 of 4585	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.1	142 of 4563	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	255 of 3006	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	244 of 2612	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	416 of 3108	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	1171 of 3106	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.7	112 of 3082	96.4%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-89 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading85%+31 vs state

Mathematics81%+34 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Global Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 W College St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 551-5796	219	13	16.2	52.5%	88 (40.2%)	21 (9.6%)	97 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	95.6	145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.9%		92.2	298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%	153			85.3	81.5	87.5	88.2	64.3	87.5	$9,833
Dr Bruce Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Poetry Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-3750	655	36	18.3	80.6%	112 (17.1%)	106 (16.2%)	396 (60.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	16.4	4217^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.9%		17.4	4166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%	51	28.6	0.0	26.6	32.8	33.9	30.8	37.9	20.0	$9,473
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 S Rockwall Ave	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1443	671	37	18.0	83.3%	130 (19.4%)	156 (23.2%)	349 (52.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	15.7	4256^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.2	4324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%	68			28.3	28.3	36.4	29.0	35.4	27.3	$8,567
J W Long Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Creekside Dr	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1448	681	39	17.4	79.4%	106 (15.6%)	108 (15.9%)	426 (62.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	14.8	4307^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.4	4261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	46	5.9		31.5	27.2	27.3	41.1	26.4	23.0	$8,206
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-4	2401 Concord Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4300	662	46	14.4	50.8%	149 (22.5%)	340 (51.4%)	118 (17.8%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	62.3	1498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.6%		74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	550			60.6	54.5		51.2	46.3		$9,405
Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	14.7	4310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%	115			35.6	27.1		21.2	29.9		$10,436
Willett Elementary	Public	K-4	1896 S Gateway Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	741	45	16.4	37.8%	238 (32.1%)	258 (34.8%)	183 (24.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	34.7	3108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%	1253			34.1	46.2		40.8	39.5		$6,416
Griffin Elementary	Public	K-4	1130 S Ravenhill Rd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4295	717	43	16.6	48.0%	103 (14.4%)	393 (54.8%)	130 (18.1%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	61.6	1536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	612			49.4	58.2		41.9	62.7		$8,922
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12755 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4320	580	41	14.2	55.2%	112 (19.3%)	275 (47.4%)	124 (21.4%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	38.6	2850^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	1563			37.0	47.5		40.4	44.0		$9,254
Crosby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Diamond Creek Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4315	452	34	13.2	53.8%	79 (17.5%)	230 (50.9%)	107 (23.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	53.9	1919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	779			57.0	42.9		53.9	48.2		$8,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Leadership Academy

What district is Global Leadership Academy in?

Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Global Leadership Academy?

Students at Global Leadership Academy are 44% Hispanic, 40% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Global Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Global Leadership Academy.

Is Global Leadership Academy a good school?

Yes! Global Leadership Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 145^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

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