Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRELL ISD·NCES 484245014043
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
305 W COLLEGE ST, TERRELL, TX 75160 · (972) 551-5796 · Kaufman County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
115 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within TERRELL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
80.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Set in TERRELL, Texas, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a small elementary school, overseen by TERRELL ISD. It educates 219 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.
Within TERRELL ISD, which oversees 9 schools and 5,283 students, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the system.
Demographically, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 40% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.0%; actual is 71.4%, +20.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, Kaufman County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of 65 public schools in Kaufman County (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students).
Nearest neighbor: TERRELL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER/PHOENIX SCH, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.2%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TERRELL ISD
- TERRELL H SHigh · 1,458 students
- HERMAN FURLOUGH JR MIDDLEMiddle · 1,166 students
- J W LONG ELElementary · 681 students
- GILBERT WILLIE SR ELElementary · 671 students
- DR BRUCE WOOD ELElementary · 655 students
- W H BURNETT ELElementary · 380 students
Other schools in TERRELL
- TERRELL H SHigh · 1,458 students
- HERMAN FURLOUGH JR MIDDLEMiddle · 1,166 students
- J W LONG ELElementary · 681 students
- GILBERT WILLIE SR ELElementary · 671 students
- DR BRUCE WOOD ELElementary · 655 students
- W H BURNETT ELElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- TERRELL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER/PHOENIX SCH0.0 mi · 32
- HERMAN FURLOUGH JR MIDDLE0.4 mi · 1,166
- DR BRUCE WOOD EL1.2 mi · 655
- W H BURNETT EL1.2 mi · 380
- GILBERT WILLIE SR EL1.5 mi · 671
- J W LONG EL1.6 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY serve?
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is approximately 16.3:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
At GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 40% White, 44% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY public or private?
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by TERRELL ISD.
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