JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S

Located at 2990 S HWY 161, in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S is a large four-year high school that teaches 1,574 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 98% larger than the state mean of about 796.

JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S is one of 40 schools operated by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, a district that teaches 27,240 students overall.

Demographically, JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, On paper, JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S has 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.3%; actual is 65.3%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

THURGOOD MARSHALL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S has ticked down 9%, going from 1,735 students in 2018 to 1,574 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.