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DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL is an average-sized elementary-level community in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, operated by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. The school works with 623 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL sits 20% bigger than that benchmark.
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL is one of 40 schools operated by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, a district that instructs 27,240 students overall.
On demographics, DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder reads as 10% Black, 9% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 33.3%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AT ADAMS MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL has fell 23%, going from 809 students in 2018 to 623 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 69% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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