Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Grand Prairie ISD
  • Grand Prairie, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Grand Prairie ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

660

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 90%

Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Grand Prairie ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 660 students. 79.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,200, which is $2,313 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gpisd.org/adams

Address

833 W Tarrant Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75050-3499

Office phone number

(972) 262-1934

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

660

African American

143 (21.7%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (1.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

429 (65%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 67.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

59 (8.9%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.7%

American Indian

1.5%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

65.0%

Pacific Islander

0.5%

White

8.9%

Two or more races

2.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

79.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 74.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

35.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 34%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

79.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

35.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

35.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

35.8%

Gifted and talented

5.2%

Special education

11.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Grand Prairie ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Grand Prairie ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Grand Prairie ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Grand Prairie ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 15%

Statewide: 15%

African American

24.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

12.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 16%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

25 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 16%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.2 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

26.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

49.8

African American

21.5 (43.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 21%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.4 (20.9%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.9 (36%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3.7 (7.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.5 (67.2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.7 (23.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.3

Grand Prairie ISD: 14.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,200

Grand Prairie ISD: $61,645

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,000

Grand Prairie ISD: $55,511

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,846

Grand Prairie ISD: $58,719

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,435

Grand Prairie ISD: $60,572

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,949

Grand Prairie ISD: $65,661

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,729

Grand Prairie ISD: $69,872

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: $73,865

Statewide: $71,111

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