C+
Grand Prairie Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Grand Prairie, and parts of Irving.
Students
26,129
Schools
37
Spent per student
$11,877
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$348.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Grand Prairie Independent School District
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the TX average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $348.7M, about $13,346 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Annetta.
K–52 elementary schoolsAledo Independent School District
6–82 middle schoolsAledo Independent School District
10–12Aledo H SAledo Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,877 per student · 7% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 49%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,606’20
26,050’21
25,647’22
25,527’23
26,129’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 70%Black 17%White 7%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Garner Fine Arts Academy
B+817 students15:1
Lorenzo de Zavala Environmental Science Academy
C+716 students15:1
Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam El
C−696 students15:1
William B Travis World Language Academy
D690 students13:1
Hobbs Williams El
C+632 students15:1
Colin Powell El
A628 students18:1
Dwight D Eisenhower El
C623 students16:1
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
C618 students15:1
Mike Moseley El
B+613 students15:1
Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory
C+608 students14:1
Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy
B605 students15:1
Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy
B582 students15:1
Delmas F Morton El
B−578 students14:1
Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush El
C555 students15:1
Sam Rayburn El STEAM Academy
C−526 students14:1
Ervin C Whitt El
C−523 students14:1
Florence Hill El
B−486 students15:1
Hector P Garcia El
C−474 students16:1
Juan N Seguin El
C−452 students13:1
David Daniels El Academy of Science & Math
D445 students15:1
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy
C421 students14:1
School for the Highly Gifted
A+142 students9:1
Bill Arnold Middle
1,081 students19:1
Ronald W Reagan Middle
B+885 students16:1
Andrew Jackson Middle
C−787 students15:1
Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle
C−542 students12:1
James Fannin Middle
C−516 students12:1
Harry S Truman Middle
C428 students12:1
P A S S Learning CTR
1 students
South Grand Prairie H S
C+3,239 students16:1
Grand Prairie H S
C−2,817 students15:1
John A Dubiski Career H S
A−1,574 students18:1
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy
A877 students17:1
Crosswinds Accelerated H S
D435 students22:1
Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute
A+419 students18:1
Lyndon B Johnson Daep
73 students4:1
Young Women's Leadership Academy H S
C−25 students6:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.