📍 101 Gopher Blvd, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 75050
Grand Prairie H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. The school has 3,001 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jabulani Satcher. It is part of the Grand Prairie Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 195.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grand Prairie H S enrolls 3,001 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 195.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,409 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 352 | 12% |
| White | 169 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 20 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,479 of the school's 3,001 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,195 qualify for free lunch and 284 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grand Prairie H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 9, state house district 105.
Grand Prairie H S is one of 39 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, based in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The district serves 26,129 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,001 students, Grand Prairie H S is larger than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large