Ywla At Bill Arnold

  • Elementary/secondary school in Grand Prairie ISD
  • Grand Prairie, TX
  • 6th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Total students

501

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

Ywla At Bill Arnold is an elementary/secondary school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Grand Prairie ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 501 students. 76.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 51.1% 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, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Ywla At Bill Arnold was 936 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,084, which is $3,610 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gpisd.org/ywla

Address

2205 S E 4th St
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

Office phone number

(972) 343-7400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ywla At Bill Arnold 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

501

African American

48 (9.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.8%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (2.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

398 (79.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 69.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

30 (6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (1.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

9.6%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

2.6%

Hispanic

79.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.0%

Two or more races

1.6%

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

76.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

84.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

51.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

76.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

51.5%

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

51.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

7.6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

51.1%

Gifted and talented

3.8%

Special education

7.6%

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

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 93%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

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 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

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

27.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

28.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

11.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

27 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 24%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

34.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

33.3 %

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

71.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

71 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 20%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

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

36 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

31.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 25%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

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

936

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

17.7

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

66.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 77.7%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

33.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 69.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

33.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 64.4%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

66.7%

Math

33.3%

Reading + Math

33.3%

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

48.8

African American

8 (16.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0.1 (0.2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.5 (5.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4.4 (9%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.8 (67.2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 43%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2%)

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

0.5 (1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

31.5 (64.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15.8 (32.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 28%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (2%)

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

10.3

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

10.2 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

$66,084

Grand Prairie ISD: $65,003

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$63,194

Grand Prairie ISD: $54,938

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$62,610

Grand Prairie ISD: $62,132

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,637

Grand Prairie ISD: $63,547

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$69,003

Grand Prairie ISD: $68,774

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,240

Grand Prairie ISD: $72,948

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$85,220

Grand Prairie ISD: $76,365

Statewide: $74,014

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