South Grand Prairie High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Grand Prairie ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

3,413

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Grand Prairie ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 90%

South Grand Prairie High School is a high school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Grand Prairie ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,413 students. 68.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.9% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at South Grand Prairie High School was 937 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,303, which is $4,416 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gpisd.org/sgphs

Address

301 W Warrior Trl
Grand Prairie, TX 75052-5718

Office phone number

(972) 343-1500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in South Grand Prairie High 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

3,413

African American

873 (25.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.3%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

175 (5.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,977 (57.9%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 67.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

292 (8.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

84 (2.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

25.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

5.1%

Hispanic

57.9%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

8.6%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

68.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 74.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

19 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 34%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

68.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.0%

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

17.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

17.9%

Gifted and talented

7.4%

Special education

10.0%

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)

C

Grand Prairie ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

91.6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 91%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

97.6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

91.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

97.6%

Hispanic

95.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.1%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2%

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

14.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 15%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

21.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 16%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 16%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

15.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

15.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

40 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

46.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 49%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

10.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

20.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

11.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 19%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

22.1 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 22%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

10.3 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Grand Prairie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

32.6 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 32%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

18.5 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Grand Prairie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

41.9 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 42.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

20 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 43.8%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

937

Grand Prairie ISD: 918

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.9

Grand Prairie ISD: 20.2

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

48.8 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 40%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

33.7 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30.4 %

Grand Prairie ISD: 24%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

48.8%

Math

33.7%

Reading + Math

30.4%

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

207.5

African American

42.8 (20.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 21%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (1.4%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

33 (15.9%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

122.5 (59%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

5.3 (2.6%)

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

0.5 (0.3%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

125.8 (60.6%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

77.8 (37.5%)

Grand Prairie ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.4 (1.6%)

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

16.4

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

10.4 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

$63,303

Grand Prairie ISD: $61,645

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,542

Grand Prairie ISD: $55,511

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,967

Grand Prairie ISD: $58,719

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,262

Grand Prairie ISD: $60,572

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,277

Grand Prairie ISD: $65,661

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,226

Grand Prairie ISD: $69,872

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,733

Grand Prairie ISD: $73,865

Statewide: $71,111

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