Grand Prairie ISD

Grand Prairie, TX

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Total students

26,500

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.2 %

Statewide: 90.3%

Grand Prairie ISD is a school district in Grand Prairie, TX. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 26,500 students. 64.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

In the Class of 2023, 93.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Grand Prairie ISD was 910 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.2.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,003, which is $2,529 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gpisd.org/

Superintendent

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Grand Prairie ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

26,500

African American

4,438 (16.7%)

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

120 (0.5%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

886 (3.3%)

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

18,428 (69.5%)

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

20 (0.1%)

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,975 (7.5%)

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

633 (2.4%)

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

16.7%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

3.3%

Hispanic

69.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

7.5%

Two or more races

2.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

64.7 %

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

74.8 %

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

37.5 %

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

64.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

37.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

37.9 %

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7 %

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.3 %

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

37.9%

Gifted and talented

7.0%

Special education

10.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released for the 2023-2024 school year. Some school districts sued the Texas Education Agency, arguing that a new automated scoring system may have impacted results on the state's reading test. The ratings won't be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

93.2 %

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

93 %

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

100 %

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

92.8 %

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

91.9 %

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

93.0%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

92.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

91.9%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2 %

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.7 %

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.2 %

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Statewide: 1.8%

White

2.3 %

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.2 %

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

20.9 %

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

24.3 %

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

5.9 %

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.6 %

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

24 %

Statewide: 23.7%

White

23.9 %

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

22.1 %

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

23.7 %

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

25.2 %

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

21.4 %

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

56.3 %

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

19.8 %

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Statewide: 19.5%

White

36.6 %

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

37.3 %

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

30.9 %

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

31.1 %

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

49.4 %

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

25 %

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

44.9 %

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

36 %

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

910

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.2

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

77.7 %

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

69.7 %

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

64.4 %

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

77.7%

Math

69.7%

Reading + Math

64.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

1,754.3

African American

396.4 (22.6%)

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

4 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

45 (2.6%)

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

518.8 (29.6%)

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Statewide: 0.1%

White

754.2 (43%)

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

34.9 (2%)

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

41 (2.3%)

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

1,206.6 (68.8%)

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

490.7 (28%)

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

15.9 (0.9%)

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,003

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$54,938

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$62,132

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,547

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,774

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,948

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$76,365

Statewide: $74,014

All campuses

Elementary/secondary schools

Elementary schools

Middle school or junior high schools

High schools

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