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Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie

3116 S CARRIER PKWY, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 · (214) 946-9100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
341 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8219%
Kindergarten5914%
Grade 15412%
Grade 2317%
Grade 34811%
Grade 44611%
Grade 5307%
Grade 6317%
Grade 75212%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% larger than its 7th grade class (52).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11025%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
14533%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
13030%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
184%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19144%
Female
24256%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading20.0%33.0%32.0%15.0%
Mathematics9.0%30.0%30.0%31.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2653.0%39.0%
2024-2542.0%27.0%
2023-2454.0%25.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie

Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie this school43378.8%33.1%
Hitchcock Primary School
HITCHCOCK
48579.8%N/A
Parker Elementary School
GALVESTON
43684.2%51.9%
Sul Ross Elementary School
BRYAN
47674.6%46.5%
Donna Park
HURST
43972.7%49.0%
Johnston-McQueen Elementary School
LONGVIEW
46476.1%40.8%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.1%#3,355 of 4,401#293 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#2,930 of 4,466
▲ 1,001
#257 of 429
▲ 119
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#2,096 of 4,466
▲ 1,158
#149 of 429
▲ 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
433#3,190 of 4,938#297 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#3,597 of 4,622#341 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.9%#252 of 4,628#23 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
78.8%#2,043 of 4,789#293 of 437
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543326.316.5:179% (341)
2023-2422812.418.4:198% (223)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie.

About Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie

Among the schools in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, is Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie, a small elementary school. There are 433 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 7.

Enrollment across the 8 schools in TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY totals 7,007 students.

The student body at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 33%. Other groups include 30% Black, 25% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.

Classroom staffing at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie totals 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is about 79%. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

The model predicts 40.1% for a school in Texas with Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie's free or reduced-price lunch share. Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie posts 33.1%.

Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie.

Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy is the nearest public school to Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie, about 0.3 miles away. Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie ranks 6th on proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is a public charter school.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie
District
TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY
Address
3116 S CARRIER PKWY, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052
Phone
(214) 946-9100
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–07
Total enrollment
433
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
341 (79%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480009222808
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie
How many students attend Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie?
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-07.
Is Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is approximately 16.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie?
At Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie, the student body is approximately 25% White, 33% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie?
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Grand Prairie is overseen by TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY in Dallas County.
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