DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH

DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. The school enrolls 445 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 40 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (27,240 students total), DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder breaks down as 31% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 91% of students at DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -6.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH is one.

Nearest neighbor: PATRICK EL, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 445). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 50% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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