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Crosswinds Accelerated H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1100 N Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75050 · (972) 522-2950 · Part of Grand Prairie Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Crosswinds Accelerated H S

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1100 N Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 918
Grade 1097
Grade 11114
Grade 12206
Enrollment over time
441’20
473’21
493’22
536’23
435’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%Black 11%White 7%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Crosswinds Accelerated H S from Grand Prairie families.

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Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam El
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William B Travis World Language Academy
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690 students13:1
Hobbs Williams El
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Colin Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Prairie
A
628 students18:1

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.