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Crosswinds Accelerated High School

Public Grades 9-12

1891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 6% of Texas high schools

Summary

Crosswinds Accelerated High School in Grand Prairie, TX, is a small, non-traditional high school serving 435 students in grades 9-12 within the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd), designed to help students who are behind on credits get back on track to graduation.

This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of all Texas high schools. On state STAAR End-of-Course exams, proficiency rates are dramatically lower than both the district and state averages—for example, only about 11% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to 47% district-wide and 54% statewide. The school's dropout rate of 10.2% is alarmingly high, far exceeding the next highest in the district (Grand Prairie High School at 2.7%). While the graduation rate has improved from 68.8% to 83.3% over recent years, it remains the lowest in the district. Interestingly, the school is located less than a mile from two of the state's top-performing magnet schools, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy and Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute, which have near-100% graduation rates and test scores double or triple the state average.

The school's "accelerated" focus appears to be on credit recovery—helping students earn credits quickly to graduate—rather than on deep academic mastery. This is reflected in the high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1, which is notably higher than nearby schools like South Grand Prairie High School (16.2:1). Per-student spending is comparable to other district high schools, suggesting the challenges stem from the intense concentration of at-risk students and the school's specific mission rather than a lack of funding. For parents, this school may be a viable option for credit recovery and graduation support, but it is important to understand that academic proficiency on state tests remains critically low across all subjects and student groups.

435

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,522

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 N Carrier Pkwy
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

(972) 522-2950

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

African American:

11.5%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Biology scores 46 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg53%

Texas avg62%

1,891^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High 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	4.8	1891 of 2009	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	1893 of 1974	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1969 of 1990	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1918 of 1961	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1824 of 1876	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1774 of 1861	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1715 of 1857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1744 of 1797	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	1724 of 1777	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	1647 of 1762	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	1574 of 1743	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1556 of 1734	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	1645 of 1652	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1251 of 1603	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	1549 of 1672	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	946 of 1086	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	805 of 834	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1046 of 1065	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1059 of 1069	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	961 of 1031	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	930 of 1020	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	910 of 1024	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	921 of 1013	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.1	1748 of 1837	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1699 of 1829	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1663 of 1810	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1727 of 1784	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1130 of 1195	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	1073 of 1153	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1384 of 1437	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1287 of 1371	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1176 of 1278	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1036 of 1195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	893 of 1136	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1040 of 1113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1832 of 1936	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	1456 of 1504	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1851 of 1880	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1839 of 1891	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1771 of 1841	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1728 of 1815	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1681 of 1798	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1727 of 1781	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1758 of 1860	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1370 of 1453	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1755 of 1805	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1750 of 1820	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1699 of 1762	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1644 of 1743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1625 of 1714	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1657 of 1691	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	1836 of 1937	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	1432 of 1513	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1837 of 1884	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1834 of 1897	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1781 of 1847	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1754 of 1848	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1698 of 1818	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1750 of 1794	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1844 of 1954	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1424 of 1515	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1822 of 1891	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1869 of 1913	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1814 of 1853	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1772 of 1840	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1764 of 1824	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1776 of 1803	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	718 of 731	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	508 of 664	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1503 of 1581	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1219 of 1299	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1479 of 1548	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1373 of 1478	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1163 of 1418	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1360 of 1382	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1180 of 1357	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1263 of 1347	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	1481 of 1584	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	1277 of 1294	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	1535 of 1556	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	1542 of 1576	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	1503 of 1525	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1455 of 1510	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1439 of 1526	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1452 of 1539	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History31%-39 vs state

Biology24%-46 vs state

English II Reading21%-39 vs state

English I Reading15%-40 vs state

Algebra I11%-43 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 EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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
Crosswinds Accelerated High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-2950	435	20	21.9	56.1%	32 (7.4%)	50 (11.5%)	345 (79.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4.8	1891^st of 2009 public high schools	5.9%		3.7	1893^rd of 1974 public high schools	4.1%	2	10.8	24.1	15.0	21.4	31.0								$8,522
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-12	102 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 237-5603	877	51	17.2	47.7%	172 (19.6%)	130 (14.8%)	517 (59.0%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	91.1	46^th of 2009 public high schools	97.7%		91.3	48^th of 1974 public high schools	97.6%	2	89.2	94.7	95.7	98.5	91.4	70.3	75.7	78.9	44.5	0.0	55.1	48.6	$7,201
Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	101 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 809-5711	2,817	186	15.1	77.7%	157 (5.6%)	311 (11.0%)	2,286 (81.2%)	16 (0.6%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (1.1%)	14.1	1739^th of 2009 public high schools	13.4%		14.4	1705^th of 1974 public high schools	13.6%	34	22.9	37.5	25.0	35.3	53.0								$7,376
Uplift Grand Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	385	29	13.3	80.3%	12 (3.1%)	26 (6.8%)	339 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	39	1261^st of 2009 public high schools	37.2%		41.5	1122^nd of 1974 public high schools	43.2%	139	12.0	61.5	48.1	58.0	57.7								$12,037
Young Women's Leadership Academy High School	Public	11-12	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-7400	25	4	6.1	52.0%	2 (8.0%)	4 (16.0%)	17 (68.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,423
Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	419	23	18.3	62.8%	33 (7.9%)	82 (19.6%)	265 (63.2%)	29 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	88.7	74^th of 2009 public high schools	96.3%		89.4	74^th of 1974 public high schools	96.3%		90.2	90.7	88.1	96.1	94.3	60.2	77.8	82.1	47.7		61.8	50.0	$7,959
Lyndon B Johnson Daep	Public	6-12	650 Stonewall Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 262-7244	73	21	3.5	80.8%	4 (5.5%)	24 (32.9%)	41 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)								(n/a)													$64,012
John A Dubiski Career High School	Public	9-12	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7800	1,574	89	17.7	65.5%	99 (6.3%)	150 (9.5%)	1,188 (75.5%)	109 (6.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	66.1	522^nd of 2009 public high schools	74.0%		65.2	545^th of 1974 public high schools	72.4%	23	56.2	79.0	58.2	74.8	78.4								$7,247
South Grand Prairie High School	Public	9-12	301 W Warrior Trl	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-1500	3,239	199	16.2	60.9%	221 (6.8%)	817 (25.2%)	1,898 (58.6%)	181 (5.6%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	105 (3.2%)	39.3	1252^nd of 2009 public high schools	37.7%		35.5	1263^rd of 1974 public high schools	36.0%	11	40.7	63.8	40.3	56.1	67.2								$7,714
Uplift Infinity Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	357	27	13.2	74.5%	18 (5.0%)	16 (4.5%)	297 (83.2%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	50	945^th of 2009 public high schools	53.0%		53.1	829^th of 1974 public high schools	58.0%	116	28.6	63.9	58.8	63.1	63.5								$12,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Crosswinds Accelerated High School

What is the racial makeup of Crosswinds Accelerated High School?

Students at Crosswinds Accelerated High School are 79% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% White.

What district is Crosswinds Accelerated High School in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Is Crosswinds Accelerated High School a good school?

Crosswinds Accelerated High School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Crosswinds Accelerated High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Crosswinds Accelerated High School.

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