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John A Dubiski Career High School

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John A Dubiski Career High School ranks 525 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 74% of Texas high schools

Summary

John A Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, TX, serves 1,574 students in grades 9-12 within the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for six consecutive years, ranking in the top quarter of Texas high schools.

This school stands out for its near-perfect graduation rate of 99.7% and a 0.0% dropout rate, which are dramatically higher than nearby comprehensive schools like Grand Prairie High School (89.6% graduation) and South Grand Prairie High School (93.5% graduation). Dubiski also consistently outperforms the district and state averages in core subjects like Biology (78.95% proficient vs. 58.61% district) and English II Reading (74.77% proficient vs. 52.96% district). While selective magnet schools like Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy and Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute achieve higher test scores with smaller, self-selected student bodies, Dubiski’s results are arguably more impressive because it serves a larger, general population and still achieves top-quartile results, making it the highest-performing comprehensive high school in the district.

The career-focused model at Dubiski is clearly working, achieving elite academic results while preparing students for the workforce. The school is particularly effective for specific student groups, ranking in the top 10-15% of the state for African American, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students. With per-student spending ($8,997) on the lower end compared to nearby schools like Uplift Grand Prep High School ($12,656), Dubiski delivers a strong return on investment, proving that a specialized, career-focused environment can be a key driver of student success.

1,574

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,247

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2990 S Hwy 161
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

(972) 343-7800

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

African American:

9.5%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg53%

Texas avg62%

525^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

559^th of 947Grand 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	66.2	525 of 2057	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	545 of 1974	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	490 of 1990	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	430 of 1961	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	470 of 1876	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	441 of 1861	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	213 of 1857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	172 of 1797	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	80.1	180 of 1777	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	246 of 1762	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	108 of 1743	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	74.7	263 of 1734	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	332 of 1652	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	237 of 1603	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	159 of 1672	90.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	82 of 1101	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	95 of 834	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	144 of 1065	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	121 of 1069	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	106 of 1031	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	55 of 1020	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	39 of 1024	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	78 of 1013	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	172 of 567	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	147 of 428	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	286 of 530	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	249 of 525	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	187 of 507	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	192 of 488	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	85 of 487	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	119 of 486	75.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	191 of 1837	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	140 of 1829	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	79 of 1810	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	62 of 1784	96.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	105 of 1209	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	67.4	194 of 1153	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	230 of 1437	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	111 of 1371	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	95 of 1278	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	55 of 1195	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	39 of 1136	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	32 of 1113	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	570 of 1976	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.8	521 of 1504	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	732 of 1880	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	491 of 1891	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	506 of 1841	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	563 of 1815	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	330 of 1798	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	221 of 1781	87.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	508 of 1208	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	458 of 964	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	641 of 1182	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	415 of 1172	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	757 of 1177	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	212 of 1145	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	562 of 1137	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	470 of 1909	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	386 of 1453	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	402 of 1805	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	322 of 1820	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	386 of 1762	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	337 of 1743	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	191 of 1714	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	151 of 1691	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	285 of 1976	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	271 of 1513	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	301 of 1884	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	244 of 1897	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	286 of 1847	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	232 of 1848	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	123 of 1818	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	113 of 1794	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	509 of 1993	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	458 of 1515	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	438 of 1891	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	392 of 1913	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	460 of 1853	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	347 of 1840	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	183 of 1824	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	185 of 1803	89.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	39 of 715	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	60.4	192 of 598	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.7	24 of 731	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	19 of 677	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	5 of 664	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	124 of 588	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	36 of 604	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	2 of 582	99.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	325 of 1610	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	370 of 1299	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	763 of 1548	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	396 of 1478	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	434 of 1418	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	201 of 1382	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	218 of 1357	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	173 of 1347	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	398 of 1611	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	403 of 1294	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	842 of 1556	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	791 of 1576	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	477 of 1525	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	670 of 1510	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	212 of 1526	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	138 of 1539	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2026)88th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology79%+8 vs state

U.S. History78%+8 vs state

English II Reading75%+15 vs state

English I Reading58%+3 vs state

Algebra I56%~ state avg

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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 (2025)	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
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%)	66.2	525^th of 2057 public high schools	74.5%		65.2	545^th of 1974 public high schools	72.4%	20	56.2	79.0	58.2	74.8	78.4								$7,247
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
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%)	39.6	1273^rd of 2057 public high schools	38.1%		35.5	1263^rd of 1974 public high schools	36.0%	10	40.7	63.8	40.3	56.1	67.2								$7,714
Young Women's Leadership Academy High School	Public	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 2057 public high schools	96.4%		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
Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	9-12	2985 S State Hwy 360 Ste 160	Grand Prairie	75006	Dallas County	Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 204-2030	198	8	23.9		17 (8.6%)	57 (28.8%)	113 (57.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	7	1873^rd of 2057 public high schools	8.9%		15.4	1688^th of 1974 public high schools	14.5%	185	6.4	44.7	7.7	26.2	34.9								$8,569
Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	2000 Sam Houston Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-8200	3,208	198	16.1	89.9%	103 (3.2%)	556 (17.3%)	2,408 (75.1%)	91 (2.8%)	12 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	32 (1.0%)	14.8	1765^th of 2057 public high schools	14.2%		12.1	1744^th of 1974 public high schools	11.7%	21	19.0	50.4	23.5	31.9	50.2								$8,950
Uplift Grand Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75247	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%)	39.3	1283^rd of 2057 public high schools	37.6%		41.5	1122^nd of 1974 public high schools	43.2%	161	12.0	61.5	48.1	58.0	57.7								$12,037
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 2057 public high schools	97.8%		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%)	14.4	1770^th of 2057 public high schools	14.0%		14.4	1705^th of 1974 public high schools	13.6%	65	22.9	37.5	25.0	35.3	53.0								$7,376

Frequently Asked Questions about John A Dubiski Career High School

What district is John A Dubiski Career High School in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Is John A Dubiski Career High School a good school?

John A Dubiski Career High School ranks 525^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John A Dubiski Career High School?

Students at John A Dubiski Career High School are 75% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend John A Dubiski Career High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,574 students attended John A Dubiski Career High School.

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