South Grand Prairie High School
Public high school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades 9–12
South Grand Prairie High School serves 3,239 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 56th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 199.03 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 | 482142002162 |
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 | 3,239 | 26,129 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.9% | 73.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
South Grand Prairie High School in context
Size
South Grand Prairie High School is the largest of Grand Prairie ISD's 8 high schools; its 3,239 students are 12.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 402 students, so South 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 927 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 712, against an average of 810 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (712 against 927). 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 58.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grand Prairie ISD (70%). Black students are next, at 25.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.9% of students qualify 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
South Grand Prairie High School has 199.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,239 students would have about 231.4 teachers, so South Grand Prairie High School has 32.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is Lyndon B Johnson DAEP, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 13 high 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 | 58.6% |
| Black | 25.2% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Asian | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 927 |
| Grade 10 | 855 |
| Grade 11 | 745 |
| Grade 12 | 712 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 W Warrior Trl, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)343-1500
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Grand Prairie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B Johnson DAEP | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.5 mi | 73 | 3.5 | 80.8% |
| John a Dubiski Career High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,574 | 17.7 | 65.5% |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.2 mi | 419 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.2 mi | 25 | 6.1 | 52% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.1 mi | 198 | 24 | – |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3.3 mi | 596 | 16.2 | 65.9% |
| Uplift Grand Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.6 mi | 385 | 13.4 | 80.3% |
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.0 mi | 877 | 17.2 | 47.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.