Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy
Public elementary school in Grand Prairie, Texas · Grand Prairie ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy serves 582 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 1752nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 38.96 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 | 482142010594 |
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 | 582 | 26,129 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.5% | 73.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in Grand Prairie ISD, Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy is the 12th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 582 students, so Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy is close to their typical size.
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 112 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 46, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 58% more students than kindergarten (112 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 70.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Grand Prairie ISD (70%). Black students are next, at 18.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.5% 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
Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy has 38.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 582 students would have about 39.3 teachers, so Thurgood Marshall Leadership 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 Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie, 0.3 miles away in Trinity Basin Preparatory. There are 50 elementary schools within 5 miles and 162 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.1% |
| Black | 18.6% |
| White | 4.3% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 85 |
| Grade 5 | 112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1160 Warrior Trl, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (972)522-7200
Website: gpisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie | Trinity Basin Preparatory | 0.3 mi | 433 | 16.5 | 78.8% |
| Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory | Grand Prairie ISD | 0.7 mi | 608 | 14.2 | 76.8% |
| Remynse Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 394 | 11.1 | 89.3% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.1 mi | 716 | 15 | 81.1% |
| Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.3 mi | 696 | 14.9 | 81.2% |
| Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.4 mi | 555 | 14.8 | 83.4% |
| School for the Highly Gifted | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.5 mi | 142 | 9.3 | 33.8% |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.6 mi | 936 | 17.9 | 80.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.