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Lively El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1800 E Plymouth Dr, Irving, TX 75061 · (972) 600-6700 · Part of Irving Independent School District

Irving’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
794
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lively El

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Irving kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Lively ElYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1800 E Plymouth Dr, Irving

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten121
Grade 1123
Grade 2127
Grade 3120
Grade 4116
Grade 5127
Enrollment over time
770’20
758’21
779’22
772’23
794’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 83%White 9%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lively El from Irving families.

Other schools in Irving Independent School District

The district →
Brandenburg El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
C
947 students16:1
Farine El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
C
916 students16:1
Brown El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
D−
879 students16:1
Barton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
D−
848 students16:1
Jackie Mae Townsell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
D
845 students17:1
Davis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
D−
831 students16:1

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; Irving’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.