BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE

BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE operates as a roomy intermediate school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, one of the schools within GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,081 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE is one of 40 schools operated by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, a district that teaches 27,240 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: HOBBS WILLIAMS EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE.

BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE operates from a residential location.

In the discussion threads here, members of the BILL ARNOLD MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.