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Garner Fine Arts Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

145 Polo Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 · (972) 262-5000 · Part of Grand Prairie Independent School District

Grand Prairie’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
817
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Garner Fine Arts Academy

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Grand Prairie kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Grand Prairie kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Garner Fine Arts AcademyYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

145 Polo Rd, Grand Prairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K66
Kindergarten116
Grade 1123
Grade 2128
Grade 3123
Grade 4127
Grade 5134
Enrollment over time
880’20
837’21
856’22
835’23
817’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%Black 25%White 18%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garner Fine Arts Academy from Grand Prairie families.

Other schools in Grand Prairie Independent School District

The district →
Lorenzo de Zavala Environmental Science Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C+
716 students15:1
Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C−
696 students15:1
William B Travis World Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grand Prairie
D
690 students13:1
Hobbs Williams El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C+
632 students15:1
Colin Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
A
628 students18:1
Dwight D Eisenhower El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
C
623 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Grand Prairie’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.