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Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

511 E Springdale, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 · (972) 237-1628 · Part of Grand Prairie Independent School District

Grand Prairie’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
555
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush El

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 34.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Prairie kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Grand Prairie kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush ElYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

511 E Springdale, Grand Prairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K129
Kindergarten69
Grade 181
Grade 276
Grade 366
Grade 473
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
414’20
397’21
405’22
447’23
555’24

Up 34.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 15%White 6%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush El from Grand Prairie families.

Other schools in Grand Prairie Independent School District

The district →
Garner Fine Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
B+
817 students15:1
Lorenzo de Zavala Environmental Science Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C+
716 students15:1
Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C−
696 students15:1
William B Travis World Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grand Prairie
D
690 students13:1
Hobbs Williams El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C+
632 students15:1
Colin Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
A
628 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Grand Prairie’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.