Grand Prairie High School
Public high school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades 9–12
Grand Prairie High School serves 2,817 students in grades 9–12 in Grand Prairie (Dallas County). It is one of 36 schools in Grand Prairie ISD. By enrollment it is the 106th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 185.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 482142002152 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,817 | 26,129 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.7% | 73.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Grand Prairie High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Grand Prairie ISD, Grand Prairie High School is the 2nd largest, with 10.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 427; Grand Prairie High 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 9 with 863 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 454, against an average of 704 per grade. This year grade 12 has 47% fewer students than grade 9 (454 against 863). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 81.2% here and 70% across Grand Prairie ISD. Black students are next, at 11%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across Grand Prairie ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 185.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,817 students, Grand Prairie High School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,817 students would have about 201.2 teachers, so Grand Prairie High School has 15.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Grand Prairie High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, 0.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 47 other high schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.2% |
| Black | 11% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 863 |
| Grade 10 | 834 |
| Grade 11 | 666 |
| Grade 12 | 454 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 Gopher Blvd, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Phone: (972)809-5711
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grand Prairie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.1 mi | 877 | 17.2 | 47.7% |
| Uplift Grand Prep High School | Uplift Education | 0.4 mi | 385 | 13.4 | 80.3% |
| Crosswinds Accelerated High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.9 mi | 435 | 21.9 | 56.1% |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.8 mi | 419 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.8 mi | 25 | 6.1 | 52% |
| Lyndon B Johnson DAEP | Grand Prairie ISD | 3.7 mi | 73 | 3.5 | 80.8% |
| John a Dubiski Career High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,574 | 17.7 | 65.5% |
| South Grand Prairie High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.0 mi | 3,239 | 16.3 | 60.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.