Grand Prairie Independent School District information
School district in Texas
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Grand Prairie Independent School District
Location
Grand Prairie, Texas
USA
District information
Type
Public
Grades
Pre-K through 12
Superintendent
Linda Ellis (2020-Present)
Budget
2007-2008 Budget Summary
Students and staff
Students
26,600 (2023)[1]
Teachers
1,579 (2007)[1]
Staff
1,318 (2007)[1]
Athletic conference
UIL 8-6A
Other information
Website
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States.
GPISD is a 58-square-mile (150 km2) district serving more than 26,600 students within the Dallas County portion of Grand Prairie. The district boasts 41 campuses, including two early education schools, 22 elementary schools, six middle schools, three 6-12 campuses, three high schools, two early college high schools, and two alternative education schools. The District employs more than 4,529 staff members and offers a variety of services and programs designed to help students radiate success.
To attend a GPISD school, kindergarten children must be five years old on or before September 1 of the current school year. Special early childhood programs are available for children ages 3–5 who are handicapped or developmentally delayed, and for infants from birth to age two who are blind or deaf.
GPISD is an open enrollment district through the Schools and Programs of Choice. Students entering GPISD from other accredited schools are admitted at the level authorized by individual transcripts. A student enrolling in Grand Prairie schools must be a resident of the GPISD and must provide satisfactory proof of residency and required immunizations.
The high schools in the district are Grand Prairie High School, South Grand Prairie High School and Dubiski Career High School.
The GPISD Education Center is located at 2602 South Belt Line Road.
In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
^ abcTexas Education Agency AEIS Report - Grand Prairie ISD. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
^"2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
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