Total enrollment
26,129
-1,863 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
40 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
Texas · 27,240 students · 2 cities
In Texas's GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, public K-12 schools total 40 and serve approximately 27,240 students (an average of 681 per school).
4-year change in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
-2 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GRAND PRAIRIE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #452 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 27,240 | #52 of 760 | #257 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #50 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #529 of 758 | #5,571 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.0% | #199 of 750 | #1,621 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #353 of 557 | #3,255 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
State test results across the district's 33 scored schools run from School for the Highly Gifted at 94.4% proficient to Hector P Garcia Elementary School at 22.1%, a gap of 72.3 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 35 district schools that reported both years went from 27,362 to 25,047 students (down 8%) and from 1,811 to 1,670 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD is a sparse Texas school district running 40 schools with combined enrollment near 27,240.
Looking at the level breakdown, GRAND PRAIRIE ISD consists of 24 elementary, 7 middle, and 9 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 681 in this district, higher than the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 26,129 students, decreased 7% from the 27,992 reported in SY 2020-21. GRAND PRAIRIE ISD now counts 37 public schools, down from 39 in SY 2020-21.
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