Best High Schools in Zip Code 75052

This analysis examines five high schools in the 75052 zip code of Grand Prairie, Texas, serving grades 9-12 across a mix of traditional public schools, charter schools, and an alternative education campus within the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd), International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas), and Winfree Academy Charter Schools.

The standout school in this area is John A Dubiski Career High School, which earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 26% of Texas high schools. It significantly outperforms the much larger South Grand Prairie High School in nearly every academic metric, including a 78.95% proficiency rate in Biology and a 99.7% graduation rate. In contrast, Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie is the lowest-performing school, with a 67.6% graduation rate and single-digit proficiency in Algebra I and English I. Meanwhile, Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School shows solid performance with a 100% graduation rate and strong U.S. History scores, outperforming state averages. The Lyndon B Johnson Daep is a disciplinary alternative program with a very different mission, featuring a 3.5:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $57,577.

Key takeaways for parents include that a career-focused curriculum at Dubiski appears highly effective, even with a high percentage of students on free/reduced lunch (65.5%), challenging the assumption that poverty dictates performance. Charter school outcomes vary dramatically, from Iltexas's success to Winfree Academy's struggles. The average graduation rate across the area is 90.2%, and the average student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1, though this ranges widely from 3.5:1 at the DAEP to 23.9:1 at Winfree Academy.