Ronald W Reagan Middle School
Public middle school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades 6–8
Ronald W Reagan Middle School serves 885 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 430th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 56.26 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 | 482142010592 |
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 | 885 | 26,129 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.3% | 73.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Ronald W Reagan Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Grand Prairie ISD, Ronald W Reagan Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 3.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 548 students, so Ronald W Reagan Middle 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 8 with 311 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 274, against an average of 295 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (311 against 274). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 48.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grand Prairie ISD (70%). Black students are next, at 29.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.3% of students qualify 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
Ronald W Reagan Middle School has 56.26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 885 students would have about 61.5 teachers, so Ronald W Reagan Middle School has 5.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Harry S Truman Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48.9% |
| Black | 29.6% |
| White | 10.8% |
| Asian | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 274 |
| Grade 7 | 300 |
| Grade 8 | 311 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4616 E Bardin Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)522-7300
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ronald W Reagan Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry S Truman Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.7 mi | 428 | 11.5 | 75.5% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.9 mi | 787 | 14.8 | 81.1% |
| G W Kennemer Middle School | Duncanville ISD | 2.9 mi | 795 | 12.2 | 79.7% |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.3 mi | 465 | 18.3 | 77.8% |
| William H Byrd Middle School | Duncanville ISD | 3.8 mi | 517 | 13.7 | 83% |
| H Bob Daniel Sr. Intermediate School | Duncanville ISD | 3.9 mi | 443 | 15.9 | 83.5% |
| Bill Arnold Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,081 | 19.1 | 87.4% |
| Barnett Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 4.5 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 80.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.