Grand Prairie High School
101 Gopher Blvd, Grand Prairie, TX 75050. 44.4% of its 523 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 82 graduates at Texas public universities, 46.3% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Grand Prairie
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 15.7%Texas public 2-year college 25.2%Texas private college 3.4%Not found in Texas colleges 41.3%ID not trackable 14.3%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 18 14 12 19 19 46.3% Texas public 2-year college 61 21 15 20 11 24.2% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Grand Prairie
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Arlington Career Institute 4.1 mi 74% $18,913 $42,775 Dallas Baptist University 4.4 mi 60% $25,954 $58,159 Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie 4.8 mi 65% $31,829 $56,095 The University of Texas at Arlington 6.6 mi 51% $17,040 $72,508 Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus 6.9 mi — $24,169 $48,394 University of Dallas 8.0 mi 66% $68,064 $64,930
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy (0.1 mi, 53.7% to college) · Uplift Grand Prep High School (0.4 mi, 61.9% to college) · Crosswinds Accelerated High School (0.9 mi, 11.5% to college) · Advantage Academy (3.0 mi, 43.3% to college) · John A Dubiski Career High School (3.9 mi, 71.9% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Grand Prairie ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 44.4% | 44.1% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Grand Prairie High School graduates go to college?
- 44.4% of the Class of 2024 at Grand Prairie High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
