Academic Excellence Indicator System 2007 Accountability Rating
| HISTORY |
| 1902 |
Grand Prairie Schools established |
| 1904 |
Ten formal grades established |
| 1905 |
Construction of a 2 story building at 214 W. College. |
| 1911 |
First graduated class completed high school program. |
| 1951 |
Grand Prairie High School moved to 101 High School Drive |
| 1956 |
Gopher Bowl dedicated |
| 1963 |
H. H. Chambers Auditorium dedicated |
| 1990 |
GPHS was remodeled |
| 2002 |
The
GPHS Ninth Grade Campus is built on the west end of GPHS campus. |
| 2004 |
Gopher
Bowl upgrades completed. |
BACKGROUND |
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Grand
Prairie High School (CEEB #442930) serves an upper-middle to
low income community. It is accredited by the Texas Education
Agency and the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and
Colleges. The enrollment is approximately 2800 students. The
curriculum includes both college preparatory and career-technical
courses. Evening school and summer school programs are also offered.
Our special education program includes functional and CTED classes.
The Ninth Grade Center offers an ESL Academy to assist in the
transition of non-English speaking students into the core curriculum.
GPHS operates on a semester calendar. |
| MISSION STATEMENT |
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The
job of molding lives is a tremendous challenge. All students can
learn when provided proper guidance and support from faculty and
administration, effective and continuously evaluated curriculum,
and a safe orderly environment. Our entire staff is focused
and dedicated towards this end. |
| GPHS LOCATION |
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Grand Prairie is a suburb of the Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex. GPHS is located in the northern part of Grand Prairie just south of I-30 between Beltline Road and 19th Street. |
| GPHS FACILITIES |
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The
GPHS present site was built in 1951. Upgrades and expansions were
made
to the original site in 1990 to accomodate 2700 students. Located
on our campus are a 2000 seat H.H. Chambers Auditorium, 3000 seat
Turner Competition Gym, and 9500 seat Gopher Bowl football stadium.
In 2002 the Ninth Grade Center was opened on the west end of the
campus to house 1000 students. |
| DISTRICT 6-5A |
|
L. D. Bell High School
Jesuit High School
Grand Prairie High school
Irving High School |
Macarthur (Irving) High School
Nimitz (Irving) High School
South Grand Prairie High
Trinity High School |
| TRADITIONS |
| Colors |
Blue and White |
| Mascot |
The Mighty GOPHERS |
| Fight Song |
Hall-Abaluk-Knac-Aknac
Hall-Abaluk-Knac-Aknac
All Hail to Grand Prairie High School
Raise High Your Colors
Blue and White-Fight-Fight
Let's go you rough and ready Gophers
We're going to win this game tonight
Fight Fight on
That good ole' Gopher spirit
Thrills us-
And makes us yell and yell and yell
Go Blue!
So fight hard you loyal sons of G.P. High
We're going to beat them
All to-
Chig-er-rig-er-ri
Chig-er-rig-er-ri
Rough Stuff, Tough Stuff
Grand Prairie High |
| Alma Mater |
Here's to you whose name we cherish
Ever in our song.
Honor, love, and heart's devotion,
All to you belong.
Grateful sons our vows renew,
And joyously we cry.
Alma Mater, Alma Mater,
Hail! Grand Prairie High!!!! |
| PARTNERSHIPS |
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Hilton |
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John Peter Smith Hospital |
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Lone Star Park |
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Mountain View College |
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Southwestern Bell |
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Tarrant County College Southeast Campus |
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University of Texas at Arlington Southwestern Bell |
| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 2005 |
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English |
4 Units |
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Math |
3 Units |
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Science |
3 Units |
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Social Studies |
3 1/2 Units |
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Economics |
1/2 Unit |
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Physical Education |
1 1/2 Units |
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Health |
1/2 Unit |
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Technology Applications |
1 Unit |
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Fine Arts |
1 Unit |
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Foreign Language |
2 Units |
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Communication Applications |
1/2 Unit |
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Other Electives |
5 1/2 Units |
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TOTAL |
26 Units* |
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*The minimum graduation option can only be completed throught petition or IEP. The Distringuished Achievement plan has additions requirements. |
| GRADING SYSTEM |
| All grades are recorded numerically. Seventy is the lowest passing grade. |
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70-100 |
Passing |
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WD |
Withdrawn |
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NG |
No Grade |
| WEIGHTED POINT SYSTEM |
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Grand
Prairie High School Pre-AP and Advanced Placement courses receive
weighted grade point on the transcript and a "P" follows
advanced placement courses. An "H" will follow Pre-AP
courses. Special education courses have an "S" after
the course name. A cumulative grade point average begins in the
9th grade and is updated after each trimester. Students who
take approved high school courses while in middle school receive
the
same grade point as the equivalent course taken in high school.
A "J" on the transcript designates courses taken in
middle school. These designations as well as all others used
by GPISD appear as a key on the student's official transcript. |
| GRADE POINTS |
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Regular |
Pre-AP |
| 90-100 |
4 |
5 |
| 80-89 |
3 |
4 |
| 75-79 |
2 |
3 |
| 70-74 |
1 |
2 |
| Below 70 |
0 |
0 |
| ETHNIC BACKGROUND |
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Hispanic |
58% |
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Anglo-American |
27% |
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African-American |
12% |
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Asian |
2% |
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American Indian |
1% |
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