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How has WILLIAM B TRAVIS WORLD LANGUAGE ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142013226
William B Travis World Language Academy
525 NE 15TH ST, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050 · (972) 262-2990 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 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.
- B-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
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
625 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 | 66 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
8%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 William B Travis World Language Academy
William B Travis World Language Academy's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B Travis World Language Academy this school | 690 | 90.6% | 35.0% |
| Winnetka Elementary School DALLAS | 693 | 90.5% | 50.3% |
| Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy ROBSTOWN | 676 | 89.8% | 22.7% |
| Herrera Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 90.3% | 43.6% |
| Cimarron Elementary School HOUSTON | 669 | 91.0% | 47.6% |
| Woodlawn Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 663 | 91.0% | 18.3% |
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 William B Travis World Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,159 of 4,401 | #261 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,227 of 4,466 ▼ 277 | #293 of 429 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,849 of 4,466 ▼ 261 | #359 of 429 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #897 of 3,998 | #125 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #984 of 4,938 | #76 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,081 of 4,622 | #81 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #4,169 of 4,628 | #423 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,004 of 4,789 | #170 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #1,536 of 2,838 | #156 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
690
-61 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 690 | 51.4 | 13.4:1 | 91% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 53.3 | 12.8:1 | 93% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 93% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 62 | 12.1:1 | 91% (686) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 57.5 | 14.3:1 | 88% (720) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 92% (636) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William B Travis World Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (819 to 690); teachers down 11% (57.5 to 51.4).
About William B Travis World Language Academy
William B Travis World Language Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, that operates as a charter school. In all, 690 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. The school is 33% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Enrollment across the 40 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD totals 27,240 students.
Hispanic students are 96% of those enrolled at William B Travis World Language Academy. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Black. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at William B Travis World Language Academy are from different groups.
On staff are 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. About 91% of students at William B Travis World Language Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
William B Travis World Language Academy earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, William B Travis World Language Academy is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 35.0%. Predicted: 35.0%.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting William B Travis World Language Academy, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Uplift Grand Prep Middle School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, William B Travis World Language Academy ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
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. William B Travis World Language Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 690 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at William B Travis World Language Academy. 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
Nearby schools
- Uplift Grand Prep Middle School0.9 mi · 446
- Uplift Grand Prep High School0.9 mi · 385
- Uplift Grand Prep PS0.9 mi · 727
- Grand Prairie High School0.9 mi · 2,817
- Delmas F Morton Elementary School0.9 mi · 578
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy1.0 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About William B Travis World Language AcademyHow large is William B Travis World Language Academy?
William B Travis World Language Academy enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does William B Travis World Language Academy serve?
William B Travis World Language Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does William B Travis World Language Academy have?
William B Travis World Language Academy employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at William B Travis World Language Academy?
Student demographics at William B Travis World Language Academy are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees William B Travis World Language Academy?
William B Travis World Language Academy is overseen by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD in Dallas County.
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