Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie
Public high school (charter) in Grand Prairie, Texas · Winfree Academy Charter Schools · Grades 9–12
Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie serves 198 students in grades 9–12 in Grand Prairie (Tarrant County). It is one of 6 schools in Winfree Academy Charter Schools. By enrollment it is the 1357th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 24 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 ÷ 8.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Winfree Academy Charter Schools |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480020209187 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 198 | 1,098 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 27.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Winfree Academy Charter Schools, Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie is the 3rd largest, with 18% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 997 students, so Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 11 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 30, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% fewer students than grade 9 (30 against 50). 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 57.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Winfree Academy Charter Schools (55.6%). Black students are next, at 28.8%. Students from 5 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
Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie has 8.26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 198 students would have about 14.1 teachers, so Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie has 5.8 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 Sam Houston High School, 1.2 miles away in Arlington ISD. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.1% |
| Black | 28.8% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 50 |
| Grade 10 | 50 |
| Grade 11 | 68 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2985 S State Hwy 360 Ste 160, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone: (214)204-2030
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston High School | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 3,208 | 16.2 | 89.9% |
| John a Dubiski Career High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,574 | 17.7 | 65.5% |
| Bowie High School | Arlington ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,140 | 14.3 | 74.8% |
| Lyndon B Johnson DAEP | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.9 mi | 73 | 3.5 | 80.8% |
| Basepoint Academy - Arlington | University of Texas University Charter School | 3.1 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| South Grand Prairie High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 3.1 mi | 3,239 | 16.3 | 60.9% |
| Arlington Collegiate High School | Arlington ISD | 3.6 mi | 401 | 22.9 | 82% |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute | Grand Prairie ISD | 3.6 mi | 419 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Winfree Academy Charter Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving) | High | 9–12 | 173 |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Lewisville) | High | 9–12 | 127 |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) | High | 9–12 | 147 |
| Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas | High | 9–12 | 245 |
| Winfree Academy North Richland Hills | High | 9–12 | 208 |