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Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle in Grand Prairie, TX, is a public middle school serving 542 students in grades 6-8 within the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd), where about 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a unique "two schools in one" dynamic. On one hand, its Advanced Academic Acceleration program is exceptionally strong: nearly all students taking high school-level exams achieve proficiency (95.65% in Algebra I and 100% in English I Reading), far exceeding district and state averages. On the other hand, the majority of students struggle with grade-level material, with only 7% proficient in 7th grade math and 21.66% in 6th grade math. The school maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, which is better than nearby schools like Bill Arnold Middle (19:1) and Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle (18.3:1). The dropout rate is consistently low (0.9% vs. district 1.7%), indicating strong student retention.

Compared to nearby schools, Adams Middle has a distinctive profile. While Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle (66th percentile) excels in standard grade-level math, Adams outperforms it in advanced Algebra I (95.65% vs. 89.74%). Against Uplift Grand Prep Middle (1.14 miles away), Adams has a much lower student-to-teacher ratio and dramatically higher advanced exam scores (95.65% vs. 39.52% in Algebra I). Within the district, Adams outperforms James Fannin Middle in most subjects. The school has shown recent improvement for specific student groups, with African American students reaching the 34th percentile and English Language Learners reaching the 45th percentile statewide. The core challenge remains translating the advanced program's success to the entire student body.

542

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,657

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

833 W Tarrant Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75050-3499

(972) 262-1934

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle usually attend:

High:

Grand Prairie High School

Feeder schools for Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle:

Elementary:	David Daniels Elementary Academy Of Science & Math
	Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

African American:

17.0%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Texas avg48%

2,044^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

565^th of 951Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	2044 of 2335	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	2023 of 2344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1916 of 2372	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1773 of 2330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1737 of 2254	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1792 of 2252	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1719 of 2193	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1840 of 2080	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1827 of 2027	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1593 of 1987	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1768 of 2043	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	1744 of 1987	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1630 of 1973	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	1673 of 1951	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1677 of 1895	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	1475 of 1803	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.0	1419 of 1763	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	1455 of 1718	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.7	1333 of 1684	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1276 of 1585	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	1391 of 1582	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	1291 of 1573	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	861 of 1295	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	768 of 997	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	593 of 1280	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	804 of 1273	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	567 of 1251	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	576 of 1213	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	764 of 1193	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	968 of 1167	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.0	1028 of 2182	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	1168 of 2118	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	772 of 2058	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1155 of 2008	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	765 of 1390	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1086 of 1428	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1372 of 1770	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	791 of 1720	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	683 of 1643	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	612 of 1592	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	332 of 1445	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	256 of 1376	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	1953 of 2240	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	1566 of 1825	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1905 of 2242	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1674 of 2241	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1596 of 2221	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1757 of 2151	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1730 of 2047	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1846 of 2008	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	1215 of 1497	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	897 of 1230	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1056 of 1481	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1203 of 1488	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1309 of 1501	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	634 of 1446	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	927 of 1430	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1873 of 2141	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	1405 of 1731	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1766 of 2119	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1457 of 2116	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1524 of 2077	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1665 of 2043	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1430 of 1935	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1642 of 1895	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1894 of 2253	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1514 of 1820	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1747 of 2235	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1523 of 2251	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1440 of 2220	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1617 of 2172	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1421 of 2073	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1709 of 2039	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	1986 of 2253	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1596 of 1818	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1870 of 2246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1741 of 2245	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1814 of 2228	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1710 of 2168	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1553 of 2069	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1782 of 2030	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	429 of 813	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	180 of 743	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	401 of 753	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	509 of 720	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.3	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	1324 of 1956	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1369 of 1568	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1782 of 1891	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1201 of 1815	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1434 of 1757	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1532 of 1712	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	941 of 1626	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	869 of 1597	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	1589 of 1731	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1375 of 1439	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1518 of 1733	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1424 of 1749	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1583 of 1723	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1621 of 1700	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1455 of 1684	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1457 of 1673	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)47th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+33 vs school

Native American (2022)35th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading100%+45 vs state

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Social Studies13%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle	Public	6-8	833 W Tarrant Rd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-1934	542	44	12.4	88.9%	34 (6.3%)	92 (17.0%)	401 (74.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	20	2044^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.5%		19.8	2023^rd of 2344 public middle schools	13.7%	21	95.7		100.0	38.4	33.8	37.0	21.7	7.0	32.1	12.6	$9,657
Uplift Grand Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	446	26	17.4	82.5%	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.3%)	380 (85.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22.3	1987^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.9%		24	1910^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.5%	77	39.5			40.4	35.3	46.3	23.5		25.9	12.5	$8,647
Bill Arnold Middle	Public	6-8	1204 E Marshall Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 264-6141	1,081	57	19.0	87.4%	58 (5.4%)	123 (11.4%)	877 (81.1%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	10.9	2234^th of 2335 public middle schools	4.3%					(n/a)	77.3		96.7	26.4	31.7	28.9	14.8	3.4	18.3	8.5	$00
James Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	301 NE 28th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-8668	516	41	12.4	93.2%	28 (5.4%)	12 (2.3%)	469 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.6	2166^th of 2335 public middle schools	7.2%		16.5	2110^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.0%	56	75.0		100.0	23.9	22.6	26.9	31.0	9.9	29.0	5.8	$8,688
Nichols J H	Public	7-8	2201 Ascension Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2600	586	48	12.0	84.8%	30 (5.1%)	323 (55.1%)	213 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	17.8	2098^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.1%		20	2018^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.9%	80	52.7	100.0			35.4	36.4		13.3	23.2	13.0	$12,964
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	219 Crandall Rd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4400	676	46	14.7	85.5%	64 (9.5%)	34 (5.0%)	549 (81.2%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	26	1849^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.8%		37.3	1481^st of 2344 public middle schools	36.8%	368	95.4	100.0	100.0	36.6	39.6	33.2	28.1	4.1	43.4	19.0	$9,678
Uplift Infinity Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	357	23	15.6	74.8%	13 (3.6%)	15 (4.2%)	299 (83.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	38.6	1438^th of 2335 public middle schools	38.4%		49.3	1095^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.3%	343	75.0			41.3	55.9	45.8	25.7		34.3	31.6	$9,098
Uplift Summit Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1305 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	509	27	19.2	84.3%	17 (3.3%)	178 (35.0%)	283 (55.6%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	32.2	1653^rd of 2335 public middle schools	29.2%		34.9	1561^st of 2344 public middle schools	33.4%	92	43.8			43.3	47.7	61.2	16.3	0.0	20.0	22.4	$8,958
Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	3504 Corn Valley Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-2704	787	53	14.7	81.1%	48 (6.1%)	159 (20.2%)	549 (69.8%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	27.3	1812^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.4%		27.5	1821^st of 2344 public middle schools	22.3%	9	86.1		100.0	37.1	47.6	40.7	21.7	7.2	32.7	23.6	$7,595
Lady Bird Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3601 W Pioneer	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-5000	813	53	15.4	86.6%	53 (6.5%)	127 (15.6%)	580 (71.3%)	25 (3.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22.8	1976^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.4%		32.2	1654^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.4%	322	95.6	100.0	97.4	32.8	42.3	29.7	18.5	3.9	29.7	27.9	$9,891

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Students at Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle are 74% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

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Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle.

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Students who attend Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle usually go on to attend Grand Prairie High School

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