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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870013242
Patrick Elementary School
755 TIMBER OAKS, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051 · (682) 867-0600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
455 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 49 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Patrick Elementary School
Patrick Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Elementary School this school | 496 | 91.7% | 32.0% |
| IDEA Najim Academy SAN ANTONIO | 540 | 93.5% | 26.5% |
| Valley West Elementary School HOUSTON | 505 | 90.9% | 34.3% |
| Stovall Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 450 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Uplift Mighty Prep PS FORT WORTH | 554 | 92.6% | 26.4% |
| Orr Elementary School TYLER | 460 | 90.9% | 26.9% |
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 Patrick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,477 of 4,401 | #227 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,623 of 4,466 ▼ 395 | #257 of 339 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,432 of 4,466 ▲ 680 | #242 of 339 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,970 of 3,998 | #147 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,587 of 4,938 | #179 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #129 of 4,622 | #8 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #2,380 of 4,628 | #254 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #884 of 4,789 | #70 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #162 of 2,838 | #10 of 242 |
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
496
-124 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 496 | 45 | 11.0:1 | 92% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 44.3 | 12.8:1 | 95% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 44.1 | 13.1:1 | 92% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 96% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 53.2 | 15.7:1 | 85% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 91% (650) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patrick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (832 to 496); teachers down 15% (53.2 to 45).
About Patrick Elementary School
Patrick Elementary School is an elementary school located in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, in Tarrant County. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 496 students.
Patrick Elementary School falls under ARLINGTON ISD, which has 75 schools enrolling 53,394 students.
By race and ethnicity, Patrick Elementary School is 65% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tarrant County's population at about 30%. Patrick Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Patrick Elementary School would be expected to post about 34.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.0%.
Across Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Patrick Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The closest public school, Crouch Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Patrick Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Patrick Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 620 to 496. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 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 Patrick Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Patrick Elementary. Patrick Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Patrick Elementary SchoolBuford, GA · 999 students
- Patrick Elementary SchoolGold Hill, OR · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Crouch Elementary School0.3 mi · 516
- Anderson Elementary School0.4 mi · 426
- Thornton Elementary School1.1 mi · 849
- David Daniels El Academy of Science & Math1.2 mi · 445
- Johns Elementary School1.6 mi · 560
- Berry Elementary School1.8 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About Patrick Elementary SchoolHow large is Patrick Elementary School?
Patrick Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-06.
Is Patrick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patrick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Patrick Elementary School have?
Patrick Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Patrick Elementary School?
Student demographics at Patrick Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 65% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Patrick Elementary School in?
Patrick Elementary School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
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