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What advice would you give to incoming students at EAST GRAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
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Enrollment
816
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITYSCAPE SCHOOLS·NCES 480028811555
East Grand Preparatory Academy
6211 E GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75223 · (214) 824-4747 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
19.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
791 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 170 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 East Grand Preparatory Academy
East Grand Preparatory Academy's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Preparatory Academy this school | 816 | 96.9% | 44.3% |
| Burbank Elementary School HOUSTON | 736 | 98.1% | 52.8% |
| North Forest Elementary School HOUSTON | 772 | 94.8% | 32.9% |
| Bane Elementary School HOUSTON | 872 | 95.0% | 32.4% |
| Cornelius Elementary School HOUSTON | 763 | 95.0% | 45.1% |
| IDEA Hardy Academy HOUSTON | 705 | 95.0% | 21.1% |
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 East Grand Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,043 of 4,401 | #134 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,935 of 4,466 ▼ 1,048 | #258 of 429 ▼ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,702 of 4,466 ▲ 558 | #199 of 429 ▲ 82 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,905 of 3,998 | #154 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #394 of 4,938 | #23 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #4,392 of 4,622 | #417 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #3,466 of 4,628 | #326 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #284 of 4,789 | #65 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #739 of 1,307 | #67 of 118 |
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
816
-157 (-16%) vs 2020
+327% since 2010-11, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 816 | 42.3 | 19.3:1 | 97% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 40.7 | 20.6:1 | 92% (771) |
| 2022-23 | 903 | 52.1 | 17.4:1 | 93% (844) |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 42 | 23.2:1 | 90% (879) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 26.8 | 27.6:1 | 89% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 96% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 49% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Grand Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (740 to 816); teachers up 58% (26.8 to 42.3).
About East Grand Preparatory Academy
East Grand Preparatory Academy is a large elementary school with its address in DALLAS, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 816 students. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in CITYSCAPE SCHOOLS totals 1,259 students.
A large majority of enrollment at East Grand Preparatory Academy is Hispanic, at 83%. After that, the student body is 14% Black. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
East Grand Preparatory Academy lists 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 4.2 students per teacher. About 97% of students at East Grand Preparatory Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 20 points.
Among Texas public elementary schools, East Grand Preparatory Academy outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
East Grand Preparatory Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% is 12.0 points above the 32.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
About 0.2 miles separate East Grand Preparatory Academy from the closest public school, Mount Auburn Steam Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.8%; East Grand Preparatory Academy's is 44.3%, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 16%. The ratio was 23.2:1 in 2020-21 and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Auburn Steam Academy0.2 mi · 548
- Woodrow Wilson High School0.7 mi · 1,832
- J L Long Middle School0.7 mi · 1,079
- Eduardo Mata Montessori School0.8 mi · 720
- Oran M Roberts Elementary School0.9 mi · 340
- William Lipscomb Elementary School1.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About East Grand Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at East Grand Preparatory Academy?
East Grand Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 816 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does East Grand Preparatory Academy serve?
East Grand Preparatory Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Grand Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Grand Preparatory Academy is approximately 19.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Grand Preparatory Academy?
East Grand Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 83% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees East Grand Preparatory Academy?
East Grand Preparatory Academy is overseen by CITYSCAPE SCHOOLS in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.