Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy

Grand Prairie Isd · Dallas County · K-12

Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy enrolled 877 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 100% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 8% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~13 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+18.7 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 93.8%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+22.1 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 66.7%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+12.7 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 93.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+32.2 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 46.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+49.0 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 75.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 2% in TX+44.9 vs TX
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy 100.0%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course100 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 30 · White: 100
Take an AP/IB exam97 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 29 · White: 98
Pass an AP/IB exam61 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 28 · White: 65

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

7080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320249475

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

2040608020162018202020226745

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60708090100201220152018202120249481

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

020406080201220152018202120244715

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40045050055020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark504434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark561457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1617181920201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

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State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

20406080100201720192022202420257526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420259249

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420259244

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 6 math

Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220234125

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220236723

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220238432

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 reading

Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220238841

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

4060801002017201820192021202220239643

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

40608010020172018201920212022202310046

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

4060801002014201720202023202410055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

40608010020152017201920212023202410035

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

20406080100201220152018202120249717

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406080201220152018202120246136

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336130

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate2024100%100%100%100%100%
College/career/military ready202497.9%93.8%100%100%100%
Algebra I proficiency202578%75%73.6%84.2%80%
Biology proficiency202596.2%92.3%95.3%100%95.7%
English II proficiency202593.6%92.3%90.7%100%90.5%
Grade 6 math202346.4%41.2%44.4%50%40%
Grade 7 math202357.4%66.7%54.3%58.3%49.2%
Grade 8 math202383.7%84.2%81.9%86.7%81.7%
Grade 6 reading202379.6%88.2%75.7%90%70.8%
Grade 7 reading202389.2%96.4%85.4%94.1%87%
Grade 8 reading202388.2%100%84.3%92.3%83.1%
Advanced course completion2024100%100%100%100%100%
Took an AP/IB course2024100%100%100%100%100%
Took an AP/IB exam202495.2%96.6%91.8%98.3%92.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202447.8%60.7%29.5%64.9%44.2%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).