Grand Prairie Independent School District is a school district

School district

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 headquartered in Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, Texas

Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...

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GPISD is a 58 square miles (150.2 km²) district serving more than 22,000 students within the Dallas County

Dallas County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...

 portion of Grand Prairie. The district boasts 36 campuses, including 23 elementary schools, seven middle schools, two ninth grade centers, two high schools and two alternative education schools. The District employs more than 2,900 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.

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. Elementary students attend school from 8:10 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. Middle school students attend school from 8:45 a.m. – 3:55 p.m. High school students attend school from 7:35 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

The high schools in the district are Grand Prairie High School

Grand Prairie High School

Grand Prairie High School is a public high school in Grand Prairie, Texas, the seventh-largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and 17th-largest in Texas...

 and South Grand Prairie High School

South Grand Prairie High School

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The GPISD Education Center is located at 2602 South Belt Line Road.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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High Schools

• Grades 10-12
  • Grand Prairie High School
    Grand Prairie High School
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  • South Grand Prairie High School
    South Grand Prairie High School
    South Grand Prairie High School is a suburban, public high school in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas . It is part of the 36-campus Grand Prairie Independent School District.-Characteristics:* Four-year comprehensive public high school...
    
    
• Grades 9-12
  • Dubiski Career High School
• Grade 9
  • Grand Prairie High School Ninth Grade Center
  • South Grand Prairie High School Ninth Grade Center

Middle Schools

• Grades 6-8
  • Adams Middle School
  • Arnold Middle School
  • Jackson Middle School
  • Kennedy Middle School
  • Reagan Middle School
  • Fannin Middle School
  • Truman Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Grades K-5
  • Colin Powell Elementary School
  • Daniels Elementary Academy
  • Dickinson Elementary School
  • Eisenhower Elementary School
  • Florence Hill Elementary School
  • Garner Elementary School
  • Rayburn Elementary School
  • Sallye Moore Elementary School
  • Lee Elementary School
  • Whitt Elementary School
  • Austin Elementary School
  • Bonham Elementary School
  • Bowie Elementary School
  • Bush Elementary School
  • Garcia Elementary School
  • Johnson Elementary School
  • Marshall Elementary School
  • Milam Elementary School
  • Sam Houston Elementary School
  • Seguín Elementary School
  • Williams Elementary
  • Zavala Elementary School

Alternative Schools

• Boze Secondary Learning Center (Grades 9-12)
• Lamar Alternative Education Program (Grades 6-12)
• Dubiski Career High School (Grades 9-12)
• Crosswinds High School (Grades 9-12)

External links

• Grand Prairie Independent School District