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Young Women's Leadership Academy High School

Public Grades 12

Summary

Ywla At Bill Arnold is a public high school located in Grand Prairie, Texas, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 501 students. This school is part of the Grand Prairie Independent School District, which is ranked 521 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ywla At Bill Arnold has consistently ranked among the top Texas high schools, reaching as high as #2 out of 1,974 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is a significant achievement, as the school outperforms the state and district averages across various academic measures. The school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, African American students, and Hispanic students, often ranking in the top quartile or top half of Texas high schools. Ywla At Bill Arnold has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, consistently above 90% and reaching 100% in some years, with low dropout rates ranging from 0.0% to 2.2% in recent years.

Ywla At Bill Arnold's students consistently outperform their peers in the Grand Prairie Independent School District and the state of Texas on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests across various subjects and grade levels. The school's proficiency rates are particularly impressive in subjects like U.S. History, English I and II Reading, and Algebra I, where they exceed the district and state averages by a wide margin. This consistent high performance, along with the school's focus on equity and inclusive practices, suggests that Ywla At Bill Arnold could serve as a model for other schools in the region to emulate and implement best practices to improve student outcomes.

Students ?

6.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,423

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2205 S E 4th St
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

(972) 343-7400

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Young Women's Leadership Academy High School:

Elementary:	Hobbs Williams Elementary
	James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
	Juan N Seguin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

African American:

16.0%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (100% vs 68% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg64%

Texas avg68%

Not ranked this year

Young Women's Leadership Academy High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	2154 of 2372	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2016 of 2330	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1791 of 2254	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1800 of 2252	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1645 of 2193	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1262 of 2080	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	963 of 2027	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.3	1065 of 1987	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.4	936 of 2043	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.6	1088 of 1987	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	831 of 1280	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	844 of 1273	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	845 of 1251	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1079 of 1213	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	670 of 1193	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	457 of 1167	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	335 of 606	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	452 of 589	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	513 of 587	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.9	1113 of 2182	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1232 of 2118	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	665 of 2058	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	356 of 2008	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	1531 of 1770	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1169 of 1720	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	766 of 1643	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	611 of 1592	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	293 of 1445	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	137 of 1376	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	2083 of 2242	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1988 of 2241	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1837 of 2221	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1810 of 2151	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1701 of 2047	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1361 of 2008	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	1137 of 1481	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	789 of 1488	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	914 of 1501	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	247 of 1446	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	644 of 1430	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	1962 of 2119	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1791 of 2116	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1578 of 2077	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1551 of 2043	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1299 of 1935	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	973 of 1895	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	2030 of 2235	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1882 of 2251	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1673 of 2220	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1680 of 2172	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1311 of 2073	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	919 of 2039	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	1385 of 1891	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1640 of 1815	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1194 of 1757	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	995 of 1712	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1362 of 1626	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	997 of 1597	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	1627 of 1733	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1693 of 1749	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1484 of 1723	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1549 of 1700	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1513 of 1684	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1514 of 1673	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	2 of 1974	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	53.7	849 of 1990	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	457 of 1961	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	453 of 1876	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	287 of 1861	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	224 of 1857	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	114 of 1797	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	122 of 1777	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	76.4	202 of 1762	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	152 of 1743	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.5	119 of 1734	93.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	277 of 1031	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	60 of 1024	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	173 of 1013	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	410 of 507	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.3	31 of 487	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	28 of 486	94.2%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	134 of 1837	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	57 of 1829	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	83 of 1810	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	69 of 1784	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	484 of 1437	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	212 of 1371	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	104 of 1278	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	23 of 1195	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	58 of 1136	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	45 of 1113	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 1504	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	496 of 1880	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	519 of 1891	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	521 of 1841	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	368 of 1815	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	336 of 1798	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	161 of 1781	91.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	779 of 1172	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.1	67 of 1177	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	275 of 1145	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	31 of 1137	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	8 of 1453	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	430 of 1805	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	272 of 1820	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	290 of 1762	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	180 of 1743	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	211 of 1714	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	99 of 1691	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	393 of 1884	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	314 of 1897	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	302 of 1847	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	79 of 1848	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	153 of 1818	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	86 of 1794	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	924 of 1510	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	94.2	14 of 1539	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+28 vs school

Asian (2022)45th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2024)35th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile~ school

Female (2024)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)6th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2022)73rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+9 vs school

White (2021)39th percentile-46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)34th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2022)19th percentile-57 vs school

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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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%)	4.9	1928^th of 2057 public high schools	6.3%		3.7	1893^rd of 1974 public high schools	4.1%	35	10.8	24.1	15.0	21.4	31.0								$8,522
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Women's Leadership Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Young Women's Leadership Academy High School?

Students at Young Women's Leadership Academy High School are 68% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% White, 8% Asian.

What schools feed into Young Women's Leadership Academy High School?

Young Women's Leadership Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hobbs Williams Elementary
Elementary : James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
Elementary : Juan N Seguin Elementary

How many students attend Young Women's Leadership Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 25 students attended Young Women's Leadership Academy High School.

What district is Young Women's Leadership Academy High School in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

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