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Alumni: what's one memory from DWIGHT D EISENHOWER EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142002149
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School
2102 N CARRIER PKWY, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050 · (972) 262-3717 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
494 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 144 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School this school | 623 | 79.3% | 36.6% |
| Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard DALLAS | 633 | 77.7% | 48.1% |
| Timberline Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 593 | 78.4% | 32.7% |
| Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 605 | 79.5% | 43.6% |
| Travis Elementary School ROSENBERG | 579 | 81.2% | 38.4% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 631 | 79.2% | 38.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,990 of 4,401 | #234 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,054 of 4,466 ▲ 77 | #165 of 429 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,731 of 4,466 ▲ 845 | #125 of 429 ▲ 75 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,550 of 3,998 | #219 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #1,434 of 4,938 | #109 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,963 of 4,622 | #274 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #3,127 of 4,628 | #268 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #2,004 of 4,789 | #289 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #937 of 2,838 | #102 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
623
+53 (+9%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 623 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 79% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 34.4 | 16.7:1 | 84% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 32.6 | 16.8:1 | 85% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 79% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 77% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 79% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 76% (587) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 43% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (809 to 623); teachers down 13% (46 to 40).
About Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 623 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 20% higher.
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD includes 40 schools. Together they enroll 27,240 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School is Hispanic: 77%. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is similar, at 77%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.8% for Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School. The school posts 36.6%, 3.2 points below the prediction.
Census data for Dallas County show the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School had a net gain of 53 students, or 9%.
The discussion board for Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Other Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary. Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem SchoolCrown Point, IN · 494 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 386 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolProspect Heights, IL · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School0.9 mi · 542
- Crosswinds Accelerated High School0.9 mi · 435
- Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie1.0 mi · 500
- Larson Elementary School1.3 mi · 443
- Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy1.4 mi · 605
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy1.5 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School?
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School serve?
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School?
At Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 77% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School?
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School is overseen by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.