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Garner Fine Arts Academy School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
145 Polo Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Phone
(972) 262-5000
District
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
837
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.0% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Garner Fine Arts Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
46%
62%
51%
51%
41%
57%
46%
62%
51%
51%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
62%
47%
70%
54%
54%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
52%
60%
57%
43%
46%
52%
52%
60%
57%
43%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 85 10.2%
Kindergarten 105 12.5%
Grade 1 126 15.1%
Grade 2 128 15.3%
Grade 3 132 15.8%
Grade 4 138 16.5%
Grade 5 123 14.7%
Total 837 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.8% 8.6% 27.3%
Black 28.0% 18.2% 13.2%
Hispanic 47.1% 69.4% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 3.3% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.9% 74.2% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 34.6% 63.8% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 10.5% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 123,671 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,478.9 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 10.8% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 38,581 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 12.5% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.6% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.8% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,958 $174,366,828 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $670 $19,608,220 6.1%
Staff $554 $16,213,364 5.1%
General Administration $44 $1,287,704 0.4%
School Administration $689 $20,164,274 6.3%
Operation $900 $26,339,400 8.2%
Transportation $219 $6,409,254 2.0%
Other $406 $11,881,996 3.7%
Total Support $3,483 $101,933,478 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,483 $43,401,478 13.6%
Total Expenditures $10,925 $319,731,050 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%