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 Cross Timber.
PK–515 elementary schoolsJoshua Independent School District
6–86 middle schoolsBurleson Independent School District
9–125 high schoolsBurleson 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.