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Grand Prairie High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

101 High School Dr

Grand Prairie TX, 75050, Dallas County

Phone: 972-809-5711

Ranking:

(1,297 out of 1,337, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Grand Prairie Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	171		118		127		131		126		129		125
Total Students:	2,502		1,910		1,864		1,999		2,049		2,100		2,157
Grade 9:	658	26.3%	28	1.5%	14	0.8%	15	0.8%	0	0.0%	4	0.2%	48	2.2%
Grade 10:	714	28.5%	744	39.0%	739	39.6%	766	38.3%	703	34.3%	904	43.0%	970	45.0%
Grade 11:	607	24.3%	645	33.8%	642	34.4%	625	31.3%	721	35.2%	643	30.6%	619	28.7%
Grade 12:	523	20.9%	493	25.8%	469	25.2%	593	29.7%	625	30.5%	549	26.1%	519	24.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,308	52.3%	975	51.0%	961	51.6%	1,029	51.5%	1,009	49.2%	1,012	48.2%	1,082	50.2%
Female:	1,194	47.7%	935	49.0%	903	48.4%	970	48.5%	1,032	50.4%	1,080	51.4%	1,071	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	0.4%	9	0.5%	8	0.4%	11	0.6%	9	0.4%	9	0.4%	12	0.6%
Asian:	25	1.0%	24	1.3%	14	0.8%	27	1.4%	32	1.6%	41	2.0%	39	1.8%
Hispanic:	1,826	73.0%	1,390	72.8%	1,374	73.7%	1,494	74.7%	1,495	73.0%	1,500	71.4%	1,546	71.7%
Black:	381	15.2%	255	13.4%	219	11.7%	204	10.2%	218	10.6%	232	11.0%	221	10.2%
White:	234	9.4%	216	11.3%	237	12.7%	257	12.9%	295	14.4%	318	15.1%	339	15.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	1.1%	14	0.7%	10	0.5%	6	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,708	68.3%	1,354	70.9%	1,292	69.3%	1,323	66.2%	1,269	61.9%	1,166	55.5%	1,208	56.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	200	8.0%	160	8.4%	158	8.5%	160	8.0%	221	10.8%	242	11.5%	286	13.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.66		16.23		14.66		15.25		16.27		16.30		17.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	13%	77%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	31%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	36%	84%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	69%	79%	84%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	10%	92%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	58%	74%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	0%	92%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	28%	42%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	100%	82%	63%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	93%	97%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	0%	97%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72%	83%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	63%	63%	61%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	33%	74%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	0%	21%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	49%	65%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	60%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	36%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	39%	48%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59%	61%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	47%	52%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63%	73%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	52%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37%	43%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37%	46%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34%	43%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	57%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	60%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	69%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	72%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	76%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	66%	75%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	78%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	74%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	76%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	96%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	81%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	72%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	70%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	54%	59%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	36%	47%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	52%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	6%	53%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	0%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	46%	80%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	57%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,428.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,270.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,640.0

* Grand Prairie High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.