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Best Elementary Schools in Grand Prairie, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Grand Prairie, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Grand Prairie, TX rankings: Elementary Schools
Grand Prairie, TX elementary schools ranked
How Grand Prairie, TX's elementary schools compare
A: 5B: 2C: 12D: 12F: 6
19% of the 37 ranked elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX earn an A or B (5 A grades, 2 B, 12 C, 12 D, 6 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 24 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (65% here, 70% nationally), and 11 exceed it. On average 38% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 27% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Louise Cabaniss Academy (60% against 26%, A-), Cora Spencer El (76% against 51%, A+), Anna May Daulton El (71% against 48%, A+), School For The Highly Gifted (94% against 73%, A+), Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy (42% against 21%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Grand Prairie Isd (5), Mansfield Isd (3).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Iltexas Grand Prairie El (942 students, F, #33), Garner Fine Arts Academy (856 students, C+, #9), Uplift Education Uplift Grand Preparatory (731 students, D, #30).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Bonham Ees, Grand Prairie
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX
What is the best elementary school in Grand Prairie, TX?
School For The Highly Gifted in Grand Prairie ranks first among the 37 ranked elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 94% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.
How are elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Grand Prairie, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 38 public elementary schools in Grand Prairie, TX; 37 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.