Walnut Grove High School
Public high school in Prosper, Texas · Prosper ISD · Grades 9–12
Walnut Grove High School serves 2,268 students in grades 9–12 in Prosper (Collin County). It is one of 27 schools in Prosper ISD. By enrollment it is the 229th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 160.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Prosper ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483600013870 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prosper ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,268 | 31,651 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 6.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Walnut Grove High School in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Prosper ISD, Walnut Grove High School is the smallest, with 7.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,192; Walnut Grove High School 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 9 with 617 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 512, against an average of 567 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (512 against 617). 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 White students: 56.3% here and 37.5% across Prosper ISD. Asian students are next, at 17.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 160.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,268 students, Walnut Grove High School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,268 students would have about 162 teachers, so Walnut Grove High School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Walnut Grove High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Rock Hill High School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 22 other high schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.3% |
| Asian | 17.6% |
| Hispanic | 12.3% |
| Black | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 617 |
| Grade 10 | 557 |
| Grade 11 | 582 |
| Grade 12 | 512 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3500 E First St, Prosper, TX 75078
Phone: (469)219-2000
Website: prosper-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Walnut Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill High School | Prosper ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,442 | 13.9 | – |
| Prosper High School | Prosper ISD | 3.4 mi | 3,753 | 16.1 | – |
| Heritage High School | Frisco ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,996 | 14.5 | 13.5% |
| McKinney Boyd High School | McKinney ISD | 4.5 mi | 2,547 | 15.9 | 19.3% |
| Independence High School | Frisco ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,698 | 15.3 | 5.8% |
| Memorial High School | Frisco ISD | 5.9 mi | 1,439 | 13.3 | 19.7% |
| McKinney North High School | McKinney ISD | 6.1 mi | 2,387 | 16.3 | 27.1% |
| Liberty High School | Frisco ISD | 6.5 mi | 1,798 | 15.8 | 10.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.