Public schools in Grand Prairie, TX
Grand Prairie has 56 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 11 high, 7 middle, 37 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 36,291 students. They are run by 9 districts and agencies; Grand Prairie ISD runs 35 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 9 districts and agencies that run Grand Prairie's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Grand Prairie | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie ISD | 35 | 27,019 | $11,976 |
| Arlington ISD | 7 | 56,167 | $11,746 |
| International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3 | 22,139 | $9,669 |
| Uplift Education | 3 | 23,082 | $11,748 |
| Mansfield ISD | 3 | 35,722 | $10,678 |
| North Texas District | 2 | 10,249 | $11,259 |
| Advantage Academy | 1 | 1,012 | $14,551 |
| Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 1 | 1,153 | $9,833 |
| Golden Rule Charter Schools | 1 | 1,450 | $12,907 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
11 high schools in Grand Prairie, 10,791 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Grand Prairie High School | 3,239 | 16.3 | 50.5% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Grand Prairie High School | 2,817 | 15.2 | 67.4% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| John a Dubiski Career High School | 1,574 | 17.7 | 52.9% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy | 877 | 17.2 | 35.5% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School | 749 | 14.6 | 60.6% | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) |
| Crosswinds Accelerated High School | 435 | 21.9 | 53.3% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute | 419 | 18.4 | 50.1% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Uplift Grand High School | 385 | 13.4 | 71.9% | Uplift Education |
| Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie | 198 | 24.0 | not reported | Winfree Academy Charter Schools |
| Lyndon B Johnson DAEP | 73 | 3.5 | 72.6% | Grand Prairie ISD |
One more high school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ywla at Bill Arnold | 25 | 6.1 | 44.0% | Grand Prairie ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 middle schools in Grand Prairie, 4,069 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald W Reagan Middle | 885 | 15.7 | 44.1% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Andrew Jackson Middle | 787 | 14.8 | 70.3% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle | 542 | 12.4 | 78.4% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| James Fannin Middle | 516 | 12.4 | 82.9% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle | 465 | 18.3 | 64.9% | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) |
| Uplift Grand Secondary | 446 | 17.4 | 71.1% | Uplift Education |
| Harry S Truman Middle | 428 | 11.5 | 62.6% | Grand Prairie ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
37 elementary schools in Grand Prairie, 20,459 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary | 936 | 17.9 | 68.9% | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) |
| Garner Fine Arts Academy | 817 | 14.7 | 34.9% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Uplift Education - Uplift Grand Preparatory | 727 | 18.2 | 77.7% | Uplift Education |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy | 716 | 15.0 | 69.0% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary | 696 | 14.9 | 72.3% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| William B Travis World Language Academy | 690 | 13.4 | 79.7% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Cora Spencer Elementary | 653 | 15.9 | 28.9% | Mansfield ISD |
| Anna May Daulton Elementary | 648 | 15.6 | 21.3% | Mansfield ISD |
| Hobbs Williams Elementary | 632 | 15.2 | 78.8% | Grand Prairie ISD |
| Colin Powell Elementary | 628 | 17.7 | 33.0% | Grand Prairie ISD |
The other 27 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Grand Prairie, 972 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Academy | 972 | 19.4 | 79.7% | Advantage Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Grand Prairie's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Grand Prairie school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 80% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 549 students (state 507).
| Grand Prairie | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 549 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 80% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 13% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 25% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 56 Grand Prairie schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie ISDRuns 35 of Grand Prairie's 56 public schools and spent $11,976 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,976
- South Grand Prairie High School, the largest high school in Grand Prairie3,239 students in 2024-25, 16.3 per teacher.3,239
- Compare Grand Prairie ISD with Arlington ISDGrand Prairie's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Grand Prairie addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Grand Prairie
How many public schools are in Grand Prairie, TX?
56 public schools with an address in Grand Prairie were open in 2024-25: 11 high, 7 middle, 37 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 36,291 students. 14 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Grand Prairie?
South Grand Prairie High School, with 3,239 students in 2024-25 (Grand Prairie ISD).Which districts run Grand Prairie's schools?
Grand Prairie ISD (35 schools), Arlington ISD (7 schools), International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (3 schools), Uplift Education (3 schools), and 5 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25