Garner Fine Arts Academy
Public elementary school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garner Fine Arts Academy serves 817 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 389th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 55.61 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 | 482142006420 |
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 | 817 | 26,129 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.9% | 73.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Garner Fine Arts Academy in context
Size
Garner Fine Arts Academy is the largest of Grand Prairie ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 817 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 501 students, so Garner Fine Arts Academy 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 5 with 134 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 66, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (134 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 46.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grand Prairie ISD (70%). Black students are next, at 25.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.9% 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
Garner Fine Arts Academy has 55.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 817 students would have about 55.2 teachers, so Garner Fine Arts Academy has about as many as that.
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 Colin Powell Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 152 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 46.3% |
| Black | 25.1% |
| White | 18.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
57.2% of students are girls and 42.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 123 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 123 |
| Grade 4 | 127 |
| Grade 5 | 134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
145 Polo Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)262-5000
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garner Fine Arts Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Powell Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.5 mi | 628 | 17.7 | 43.2% |
| Florence Hill Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.9 mi | 486 | 14.9 | 78% |
| Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.2 mi | 421 | 14.3 | 72.4% |
| Mike Moseley Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.4 mi | 613 | 15.4 | 67.4% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 1.8 mi | 516 | 14.8 | 77.9% |
| Starrett Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.1 mi | 479 | 12.3 | 77.9% |
| Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary School | Duncanville ISD | 2.1 mi | 453 | 13.5 | 70.6% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.1 mi | 716 | 15 | 81.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.