Cora Spencer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Mansfield ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Cora Spencer Elementary School serves 653 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Grand Prairie (Tarrant County). It is one of 47 schools in Mansfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 1229th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Mansfield ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482892011337 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mansfield ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 653 | 35,354 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.9% | 48.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cora Spencer Elementary School in context
Size
Cora Spencer Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Mansfield ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 653 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 492 students, so Cora Spencer Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 133 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 64, against an average of 109 per grade. This year grade 4 has 32% more students than kindergarten (133 against 101). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 64 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 41.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Mansfield ISD (34.5%). White students are next, at 19.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.2% across Mansfield ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cora Spencer Elementary School has 41.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 653 students would have about 44.1 teachers, so Cora Spencer Elementary School has 3.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Judy Miller Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 100 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 41.5% |
| White | 19.9% |
| Hispanic | 17.3% |
| Asian | 16.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 64 |
| Kindergarten | 101 |
| Grade 1 | 126 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 133 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3140 S Camino Lagos, Grand Prairie, TX 75054
Phone: (817)299-6680
Website: spencer.mansfieldisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cora Spencer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Miller Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.0 mi | 491 | 14.2 | 38.7% |
| Newman International Academy of Mansfield | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.6 mi | 233 | 14.4 | 26.2% |
| Anna May Daulton Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.8 mi | 648 | 15.6 | 25.8% |
| Elizabeth Smith Academy | Mansfield ISD | 2.1 mi | 617 | 15.3 | 34.5% |
| Martha Reid Academy | Mansfield ISD | 2.5 mi | 493 | 13.8 | 47.9% |
| Ume Mansfield Elementary School | Ume Preparatory Academy | 2.9 mi | 217 | 14.9 | 24% |
| Willie Brown Academy | Mansfield ISD | 3.0 mi | 608 | 15.3 | 33.2% |
| Lakeridge Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 3.1 mi | 466 | 16.7 | 60.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.