John A Dubiski Career High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Total students

1,573

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

John A Dubiski Career High School is a high school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Grand Prairie ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,573 students. 60.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 99.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at John A Dubiski Career High School was 967 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.4.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,523, which is $4,049 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gpisd.org/dubiski

Address

2990 S Hwy 161
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Office phone number

(972) 343-7800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in John A Dubiski Career High School 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 education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,573

African American

166 (10.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.3%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

106 (6.7%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,177 (74.8%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 69.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

95 (6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

23 (1.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

10.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

6.7%

Hispanic

74.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

6.0%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

60.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

68.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

43.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

60.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

43.4%

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

42.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

10.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

4.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

42.4%

Gifted and talented

10.2%

Special education

4.5%

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 since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

99.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 93%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

99.6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

99.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

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

0.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

8.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

4.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

20 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

2.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

9.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 24%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

16.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

31.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

43.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

66.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

26.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 20%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

31 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

60 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

32.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

37.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

50 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

29.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 25%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

15.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

967

Grand Prairie ISD: 910

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

22.4

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

84.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 77.7%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

78.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 69.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

69.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 64.4%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

84.4%

Math

78.1%

Reading + Math

69.7%

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

83.8

African American

19.4 (23.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0.3 (0.3%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7.7 (9.2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

53.6 (64%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 43%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

2.8 (3.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

12.9 (15.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

44.5 (53.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

24.4 (29.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 28%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (2.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

18.8

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

10.6 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 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

$66,523

Grand Prairie ISD: $65,003

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,699

Grand Prairie ISD: $54,938

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,801

Grand Prairie ISD: $62,132

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,753

Grand Prairie ISD: $63,547

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,027

Grand Prairie ISD: $68,774

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$74,396

Grand Prairie ISD: $72,948

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$77,430

Grand Prairie ISD: $76,365

Statewide: $74,014

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