The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 32% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Erma Nash El
Erma Nash Elementary serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in Mansfield, a suburban community in south-central Dallas-Fort Worth that has grown from a rural farming area into a mixed residential and commercial city. The school sits in a district where voters approved a major bond for facility improvements in 2024 and where the property tax rate has been declining, though rising home values have offset rate cuts for many homeowners. The housing market near the school carries a median value in the low-to-mid range for the region and monthly rents that are relatively stable.
The student body is primarily Hispanic, with a substantial share of Black students and a smaller but present white population. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically working family enrollment. Special education and English learner enrollment counts were not available in the data, so parents may want to ask the school directly about those program sizes and services.
On the most recent state assessments available, Erma Nash's proficiency results show mixed performance across grades and subjects. In third-grade English language arts, about half of students reached the proficient level or above. In fourth-grade math, about two-fifths did. The school's third-grade math results and fourth-grade ELA results, both administered in the Spanish version of the assessment, were considerably lower, reflecting test-taking populations that were much smaller. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school met the "Meets" standard in roughly two-fifths of cases and the "Approaches" standard in about two-thirds, while mastery-level achievement was concentrated at a low rate. Comparing the school to the broader set of districts in Tarrant County, Erma Nash's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint.
In the context of a school serving early elementary grades, parents should know that state assessments only begin in third grade, so testing data do not reflect the full arc of instruction in preK and kindergarten or early first and second grade. The school operates within an active suburban district where downtown Mansfield has walkable shopping, dining, and cultural venues, and where residential growth is ongoing through new apartment complexes and mixed-use developments. The district recently invested in renovated trails and parks nearby.
The school lists a Math Pentathlon Club among its activities. The school website may have further detail on instructional approaches, specialist programs, and community engagement. For families considering this neighborhood and school, the combination of relatively affordable housing compared to other parts of the metroplex, a large low-income enrollment, and early-elementary-focused instruction means this is a school for families seeking a working-class suburban setting with room to grow, not a school with test scores above the county median or advanced academic programming at this grade level.
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