Harry S Truman Middle School
Public middle school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades 6–8
Harry S Truman Middle School serves 428 students in grades 6–8 in Grand Prairie (Dallas County). It is one of 36 schools in Grand Prairie ISD. By enrollment it is the 1208th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 482142005482 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 428 | 26,129 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.5% | 73.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harry S Truman Middle School in context
Size
Harry S Truman Middle School is the smallest of Grand Prairie ISD's 6 middle schools; its 428 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 766; Harry S Truman Middle School is smaller 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 7 with 157 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 129, against an average of 143 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (142 against 129). 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: 48.6% here and 70% across Grand Prairie ISD. Black students are next, at 26.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across Grand Prairie ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 428 students, Harry S Truman Middle School has 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 428 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Harry S Truman Middle School has 7.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harry S Truman Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Ronald W Reagan Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 49 other middle schools, 8 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 | 48.6% |
| Black | 26.4% |
| Asian | 10% |
| White | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 129 |
| Grade 7 | 157 |
| Grade 8 | 142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1501 Coffeyville Trl, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)641-7676
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harry S Truman Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald W Reagan Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.7 mi | 885 | 15.7 | 56.3% |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.4 mi | 465 | 18.3 | 77.8% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.5 mi | 787 | 14.8 | 81.1% |
| Barnett Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.8 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 80.3% |
| Ousley Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 4.4 mi | 782 | 13.5 | 79.7% |
| G W Kennemer Middle School | Duncanville ISD | 4.4 mi | 795 | 12.2 | 79.7% |
| Della Icenhower Intermediate School | Mansfield ISD | 4.6 mi | 619 | 12.8 | 66.6% |
| James Coble Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 4.7 mi | 750 | 14.5 | 63.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.