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Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

101 E Union Bower Rd, Irving, TX 75061 · (972) 600-6140 · Part of Irving Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
247
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

101 E Union Bower Rd, Irving

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 935
Grade 1063
Grade 1156
Grade 1293
Enrollment over time
215’20
240’21
264’22
274’23
247’24

Up 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 8%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center from Irving families.

Other schools in Irving Independent School District

The district →
Brandenburg El
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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.