Summary:
The 12 schools in zip code 75061 (Irving, TX), all part of the Irving Independent School District (Isd), serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with free or reduced lunch rates ranging from 81% to 92%, and overall academic performance is well below state averages.
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is the standout performer, earning the area's only 3-star rating (54th percentile) and showing dramatic improvement, with students in advanced End-of-Course exams achieving near-perfect proficiency. In contrast, Gilbert F M Elementary is the most volatile, dropping from a 4-star school (71st percentile) to a 1-star (29th percentile) in just two years. The most consistent weakness across all middle schools—Crockett Middle, Lady Bird Johnson Middle, Austin Middle, and De Zavala—is 7th Grade Math, where proficiency rates are all below 10%, far worse than the state average of 29.41%. Among elementary schools, Keyes Elementary is a relative bright spot in 4th Grade Math, while Davis Elementary and Lively Elementary consistently rank in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools.
The two high schools serve very different missions. Irving High School has a graduation rate of 91.6%, near the district average, while Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center is a resource-intensive alternative school with the highest per-student spending ($26,001) and smallest class sizes (12.8:1), yet it has the worst outcomes: a 69.4% graduation rate and an 8.5% dropout rate. This starkly illustrates that high spending does not guarantee high performance, as Barbara Cardwell's Algebra I proficiency rate is just 5.88%.
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