FLORENCE HILL EL

FLORENCE HILL EL is a moderately sized elementary campus in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. The school caters to 486 students in grades pre-K through 5.

GRAND PRAIRIE ISD runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 27,240 students. FLORENCE HILL EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FLORENCE HILL EL lists that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 38% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FLORENCE HILL EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FLORENCE HILL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which FLORENCE HILL EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GARNER FINE ARTS ACADEMY, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FLORENCE HILL EL. On composite proficiency, FLORENCE HILL EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 30% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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