Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Ervin C Whitt Elementary is a public elementary school in Grand Prairie, Texas, serving 511 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Grand Prairie Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ervin C Whitt Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (61.45%) and African American (22.11%) students compared to the state average. The school has shown mixed academic performance, outperforming the district and state in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reading proficiency, but underperforming in math and science. While the school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the state average, its White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students lag behind their peers statewide. Ervin C Whitt Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than nearby schools in the Grand Prairie ISD, such as Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy and Sam Rayburn Elementary Steam Academy. However, the School for the Highly Gifted, a public charter school in the district, significantly outperforms Ervin C Whitt Elementary and the district as a whole in academic proficiency.

Ervin C Whitt Elementary's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 3 stars (out of 5) to a low of 2 stars in recent years, suggesting inconsistent performance. The school's high percentage of students (75.54%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite these challenges, Ervin C Whitt Elementary's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are generally in line with the district and state averages, suggesting that these factors may not be the primary drivers of the school's academic performance. Addressing the achievement gaps within the school and building on its strengths could help improve its overall performance and ranking within the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3320 S Edelweiss
       Grand Prairie, TX  75052


(972) 264-5024

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1862nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,644 Help


Students who attend Ervin C Whitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ronald W Reagan Middle
High:    South Grand Prairie High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  458

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.6%
African American:
17.5%
White:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.4% Help


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Compare Details Ervin C Whitt Elementary ranks better than 60.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 7th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.6%), African American (17.5%), White (9.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ervin C Whitt Elementary is 13.5, which is the 5th best among 22 elementary schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ervin C Whitt Elementary is $8,644. 21 elementary schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ervin C Whitt Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ervin C Whitt Elementary 1862nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Ervin C Whitt Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) 547th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.27 1319th 3465 61.9%
2005 64.84 1269th 3475 63.5%
2006 67.80 1139th 3476 67.2%
2007 49.24 2243rd 3724 39.8%
2008 55.18 1925th 3768 48.9%
2009 67.84 1244th 3884 68.0%
2010 68.73 1199th 3937 69.5%
2011 73.28 953rd 4095 76.7%
2012 68.68 1218th 4206 71.0%
2013 73.85 969th 4221 77.0%
2014 66.36 1397th 4260 67.2%
2015 52.91 2171st 4320 49.7%
2016 66.62 1438th 4286 66.4%
2017 52.75 1819th 4329 58.0%
2018 48.87 2045th 4359 53.1%
2019 39.29 2728th 4479 39.1%
2021 32.80 2990th 4578 34.7%
2022 47.23 2303rd 4581 49.7%
2023 49.41 2220th 4647 52.2%
2024 55.12 1862nd 4675 60.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.85 378th 3226 88.3%
2019 61.61 984th 3333 70.5%
2021 43.41 1842nd 3446 46.5%
2022 60.54 1075th 3487 69.2%
2023 47.75 1799th 3556 49.4%
2024 58.10 1249th 3638 65.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.22 2436th 3558 31.5%
2019 32.67 2632nd 3684 28.6%
2021 20.81 3491st 3799 8.1%
2022 42.32 2112th 3952 46.6%
2023 33.72 2831st 4086 30.7%
2024 41.00 2502nd 4261 41.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.42 2012th 4264 52.8%
2019 45.93 2357th 4309 45.3%
2021 36.34 2978th 4451 33.1%
2022 49.85 2156th 4477 51.8%
2023 53.92 1907th 4521 57.8%
2024 62.15 1358th 4560 70.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.88 1649th 4306 61.7%
2019 42.87 2484th 4348 42.9%
2021 34.14 2925th 4499 35.0%
2022 48.27 2256th 4561 50.5%
2023 55.55 1823rd 4588 60.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.60 1227th 3106 60.5%
2019 70.74 759th 3184 76.2%
2021 40.88 2057th 3006 31.6%
2022 48.04 1936th 2958 34.6%
2023 55.80 1667th 2980 44.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.93 1391st 4240 67.2%
2019 43.52 2433rd 4295 43.4%
2021 38.31 2698th 4331 37.7%
2022 55.23 1743rd 4461 60.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.51 2591st 4319 40.0%
2019 38.97 2728th 4357 37.4%
2021 32.76 2986th 4498 33.6%
2022 44.73 2466th 4563 46.0%
2023 43.39 2544th 4585 44.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.66 944th 2483 62.0%
2019 55.08 947th 2515 62.3%
2021 38.76 1474th 2444 39.7%
2022 51.54 1030th 2421 57.5%
2023 52.91 971st 2443 60.3%
2024 48.35 1159th 2421 52.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.69 1663rd 4168 60.1%
2019 42.93 2442nd 4188 41.7%
2021 41.55 2480th 4329 42.7%
2022 57.07 1638th 4376 62.6%
2023 53.83 1830th 4401 58.4%
2024 64.88 1190th 4431 73.1%
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Rank History for White students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 1425th 3127 54.4%
2019 55.08 1367th 3142 56.5%
2021 35.70 2124th 3082 31.1%
2022 37.63 2136th 3082 30.7%
2023 50.04 1619th 3106 47.9%
2024 56.36 1342nd 3078 56.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 148 72 18 195 3 n/a n/a 0 436
2003 148 72 18 195 3 n/a n/a 0 436
2004 137 94 16 219 7 n/a n/a 0 473
2005 126 83 13 275 5 n/a n/a 0 502
2006 144 86 17 280 5 n/a n/a 0 532
2007 128 85 19 346 3 n/a n/a 0 581
2008 125 77 21 368 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2009 132 87 12 388 1 n/a n/a 0 620
2010 126 82 14 348 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2011 100 90 13 385 1 0 10 0 599
2012 98 77 17 365 3 0 9 0 569
2013 102 91 19 374 3 0 10 0 599
2014 99 84 13 411 0 0 13 0 620
2015 106 90 16 413 0 0 10 0 635
2016 115 93 11 401 0 0 8 0 628
2017 108 119 11 433 0 0 13 0 684
2018 108 132 11 389 1 0 8 0 649
2019 104 135 10 362 0 0 11 0 622
2020 101 137 12 349 0 0 13 0 612
2021 90 131 11 341 0 1 12 0 586
2022 62 116 9 339 1 1 19 0 547
2023 59 113 7 314 2 0 16 0 511
2024 44 80 7 314 3 0 10 0 458

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 436 33.6 13.0 43.6
2003 436 33.6 13.0 43.6
2004 473 34.4 13.8 49
2005 502 32.4 15.5 45.8
2006 532 35.7 14.9 48.3
2007 581 36.9 15.7 55.8
2008 592 37.0 16.0 59.1
2009 620 37.9 16.3 61.1
2010 571 36.0 15.8 62.5
2011 599 37.0 16.1 68.1
2012 569 33.5 16.9 71.9
2013 599 37.0 16.1 70.1
2014 620 36.8 16.8 71.1
2015 635 39.0 16.2 72
2016 628 40.0 15.7 71.3
2017 684 38.9 17.5 77.2
2018 649 39.4 16.4 70.3
2019 622 39.3 15.7 73.2
2020 612 38.0 16.1 77.1
2021 586 35.8 16.3 74.7
2022 547 38.3 14.2 71.7
2023 511 34.3 14.8 75.5
2024 458 33.7 13.5 76.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 436 33.6 13.0 43.6
2003 436 33.6 13.0 43.6
2004 473 34.4 13.8 49
2005 502 32.4 15.5 45.8
2006 532 35.7 14.9 48.3
2007 581 36.9 15.7 55.8
2008 592 37.0 16.0 59.1
2009 620 37.9 16.3 61.1
2010 571 36.0 15.8 62.5
2011 599 37.0 16.1 68.1
2012 569 33.5 16.9 71.9
2013 599 37.0 16.1 70.1
2014 620 36.8 16.8 71.1
2015 635 39.0 16.2 72
2016 628 40.0 15.7 71.3
2017 684 38.9 17.5 77.2
2018 649 39.4 16.4 70.3
2019 622 39.3 15.7 73.2
2020 612 38.0 16.1 77.1
2021 586 35.8 16.3 74.7
2022 547 38.3 14.2 71.7
2023 511 34.3 14.8 75.5
2024 458 33.7 13.5 76.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,248 (14.2%) $7,564 (85.8%) $8,812
2020 $1,514 (17.1%) $7,354 (82.9%) $8,868
2021 $1,276 (14.8%) $7,368 (85.2%) $8,644

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ervin C Whitt Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2728th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2220th of 4647 Elementary schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)3159
 28%
   3rd Grade Reading (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))4447
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)4347
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))4940
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)3359
 26%
   4th Grade Reading (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))4344
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)3143
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)5649
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))5354
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)5735
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))5644
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Ervin C Whitt Elementary)4723
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd))4724
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students622511
 17.8%
African American135113
 16.3%
American Indian02
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic362314
 13.3%
Pacific Islander00
White10459
 43.3%
Two or More Races1116
 45.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.2%75.5%
 2.4%


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Ervin C Whitt Elementary ranks 1862nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ervin C Whitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald W Reagan Middle
High : South Grand Prairie High School

Students at Ervin C Whitt Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 458 students attended Ervin C Whitt Elementary.


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