Colin Powell Elementary School
Public elementary school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Colin Powell Elementary School serves 628 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Grand Prairie (Dallas County). It is one of 36 schools in Grand Prairie ISD. By enrollment it is the 1402nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Grand Prairie ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482142007577 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grand Prairie ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 628 | 26,129 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.2% | 73.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Colin Powell Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in Grand Prairie ISD, Colin Powell Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 501 students, so Colin Powell Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 94 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 84, against an average of 90 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 93 in kindergarten and 94 in grade 5. It also enrolls 84 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 35% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grand Prairie ISD (70%). Black students are next, at 33.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across Grand Prairie ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Colin Powell Elementary School has 35.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 628 students would have about 42.4 teachers, so Colin Powell Elementary School has 6.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Garner Fine Arts Academy, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 36 elementary schools within 5 miles and 150 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 35% |
| Black | 33.9% |
| Asian | 13.4% |
| White | 12.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 84 |
| Kindergarten | 93 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5009 S Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)642-3961
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Colin Powell Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garner Fine Arts Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.5 mi | 817 | 14.7 | 44.9% |
| Florence Hill Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.4 mi | 486 | 14.9 | 78% |
| Mike Moseley Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.4 mi | 613 | 15.4 | 67.4% |
| Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.5 mi | 421 | 14.3 | 72.4% |
| Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary School | Duncanville ISD | 1.8 mi | 453 | 13.5 | 70.6% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 2.0 mi | 516 | 14.8 | 77.9% |
| Starrett Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.5 mi | 479 | 12.3 | 77.9% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.6 mi | 716 | 15 | 81.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.