Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas, elections
Grand Prairie Independent School District |
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District details |
School board members: 7 |
Students: 27,019 (2022-2023) |
Schools: 39 (2022-2023) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Dallas County). During the 2023 school year, 27,019 students attended one of the district's 39 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
Incumbent Emily Liles defeated Stacey Brown, Veronica Lopez, and Patty Harris in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Emily Liles (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 599 | |
![]() | Stacey Brown (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 28.5 | 457 | |
Veronica Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 440 | ||
Patty Harris (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 110 |
Total votes: 1,606 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
Incumbent Amber Moffitt won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Amber Moffitt (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 2,699 |
Total votes: 2,699 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Terry Brooks (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
General election
The general election was canceled. David Espinosa (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2
Incumbent Bryan Parra defeated Tarrance Jones in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bryan Parra (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 474 | |
Tarrance Jones (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 456 |
Total votes: 930 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wendy Nguyen Anaya (Nonpartisan)
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large
Incumbent Gloria Carrillo defeated Patty Harris and Joshua Hooten in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gloria Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 1,693 |
Patty Harris (Nonpartisan) | 40.8 | 1,385 | ||
Joshua Hooten (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 320 |
Total votes: 3,398 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4
Nancy Bridges defeated Michael Riley in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Nancy Bridges (Nonpartisan) | 70.9 | 468 | |
Michael Riley (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 192 |
Total votes: 660 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
Incumbent Emily Liles defeated Christopher Riddick in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Emily Liles (Nonpartisan) | 58.2 | 846 | |
![]() | Christopher Riddick (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 607 |
Total votes: 1,453 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
Amber Moffitt defeated incumbent Burke Hall and Patty Harris in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Amber Moffitt (Nonpartisan) | 39.7 | 1,369 | |
![]() | Burke Hall (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 1,342 | |
Patty Harris (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 737 |
Total votes: 3,448 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Terry Brooks (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
Incumbent David Espinosa defeated James Devoll in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Espinosa (Nonpartisan) | 79.8 | 394 |
James Devoll (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 100 |
Total votes: 494 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2
General election
The general election was canceled. Bryan Parra (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chester McCrary (Nonpartisan)
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large
General election
The general election was canceled. Gloria Carrillo (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4
General election
The general election was canceled. Aaron King (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
Emily Liles defeated Norris Rideaux and George Espinosa in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Emily Liles (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 690 | |
Norris Rideaux (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 565 | ||
George Espinosa (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 105 |
Total votes: 1,360 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
Incumbent Burke Hall defeated Patty Harris, Mike Riley, and David DeLeon in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Burke Hall (Nonpartisan) | 36.5 | 1,355 |
Patty Harris (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 1,112 | ||
![]() | Mike Riley (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 701 | |
David DeLeon (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 14.6 | 541 |
Total votes: 3,709 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Terry Brooks (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
Incumbent David Espinosa defeated Julie Ford-Mitchell in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5 on May 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Espinosa (Nonpartisan) | 67.3 | 297 |
Julie Ford-Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 144 |
Total votes: 441 | ||||
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2
Incumbent Chester McCrary won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 2 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Chester McCrary (Nonpartisan) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large
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General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large
Incumbent Gloria Carrillo won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 3, At large on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gloria Carrillo (Nonpartisan) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4
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General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4
Incumbent Aaron King won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 4 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Aaron King (Nonpartisan) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6
Incumbent Steve Pryor won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 6 on May 7, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Steve Pryor (Nonpartisan) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
General election
General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large
Incumbent Burke Hall won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 7, At large on May 7, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Burke Hall (Nonpartisan) |
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Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
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General election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5
Incumbent David Espinosa won election in the general election for Grand Prairie Independent School District school board Place 5 on May 9, 2015.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Espinosa (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
The Grand Prairie Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Amber Moffitt | At-large Place 7 | 2022 | 2028 |
Emily Liles | Place 6 | 2019 | 2028 |
Terry Brooks | Place 1 | 2027 | |
David Espinosa | Place 5 | 2015 | 2027 |
Nancy Bridges | Place 4 | 2023 | 2026 |
Bryan Parra | Place 2 | 2020 | 2026 |
Gloria Carrillo | At-large Place 3 | 2017 | 2026 |
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Overlapping state house districts
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Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $40,627,000 | $1,439 | 10% |
Local: | $142,765,000 | $5,057 | 37% |
State: | $202,478,000 | $7,172 | 52% |
Total: | $385,870,000 | $13,669 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $313,289,000 | $11,097 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $281,755,000 | $9,980 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $168,866,000 | $5,981 | 54% |
Student and Staff Support: | $37,000,000 | $1,310 | 12% |
Administration: | $34,055,000 | $1,206 | 11% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $41,834,000 | $1,481 | 13% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $8,160,000 | $289 | |
Construction: | $303,000 | $10 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $5,016,000 | $177 | |
Interest on Debt: | $17,918,000 | $634 |
Academic performance
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 29 | 63 | 26 | 26 | 20-29 | 40 | 41 |
2018-2019 | 50 | 75 | 44 | 49 | 40-49 | 58 | 58 |
2017-2018 | 47 | 77 | 42 | 46 | 40-49 | 57 | 57 |
2016-2017 | 76 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 70-79 | 81 | 81 |
2015-2016 | 74 | 92 | 69 | 73 | 70-79 | 80 | 81 |
2014-2015 | 70 | 90 | 65 | 70 | 70-79 | 75-79 | 78 |
2013-2014 | 74 | 92 | 70 | 73 | 60-69 | 85-89 | 80 |
2012-2013 | 76 | 92 | 71 | 75 | 70-79 | 85-89 | 82 |
2011-2012 | 82 | 96 | 78 | 81 | 80-89 | 85-89 | 86 |
2010-2011 | 82 | 94 | 78 | 82 | 85-89 | 88 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 35 | 59 | 35 | 32 | 20-29 | 40-44 | 48 |
2018-2019 | 43 | 65 | 42 | 40 | 30-39 | 55 | 54 |
2017-2018 | 41 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 30-39 | 55 | 52 |
2016-2017 | 68 | 87 | 67 | 66 | 60-69 | 81 | 76 |
2015-2016 | 68 | 85 | 67 | 66 | 60-69 | 81 | 78 |
2014-2015 | 71 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 70-79 | 85 | 80 |
2013-2014 | 71 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 70-79 | 85-89 | 80 |
2012-2013 | 76 | 90 | 76 | 73 | 70-74 | 85-89 | 83 |
2011-2012 | 88 | 96 | 87 | 86 | 80-89 | >=95 | 92 |
2010-2011 | 86 | 94 | 86 | 85 | 90-94 | 91 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2018-2019 | 92 | >=95 | 94 | 91 | >=50 | >=90 | 90-94 |
2017-2018 | 90 | >=95 | 90 | 90 | PS | >=80 | 90-94 |
2016-2017 | 89 | >=95 | 92 | 87 | >=50 | >=90 | 90-94 |
2015-2016 | 86 | 90-94 | 91 | 83 | >=50 | >=80 | 85-89 |
2014-2015 | 87 | 90-94 | 87 | 87 | >=50 | >=80 | 85-89 |
2013-2014 | 89 | >=95 | 91 | 89 | PS | >=90 | 85-89 |
2012-2013 | 89 | 90-94 | 94 | 87 | >=50 | >=80 | 85-89 |
2011-2012 | 89 | 90-94 | 85-89 | 88 | >=50 | >=80 | 90-94 |
2010-2011 | 84 | 90-94 | 85-89 | 81 | >=50 | >=50 | 90-94 |
Students
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]
Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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2022-2023 | 27,019 | -1.5 |
2021-2022 | 27,420 | -3.0 |
2020-2021 | 28,230 | -3.7 |
2019-2020 | 29,266 | 0.2 |
2018-2019 | 29,200 | -0.6 |
2017-2018 | 29,362 | 0.1 |
2016-2017 | 29,344 | 0.0 |
2015-2016 | 29,339 | 3.4 |
2014-2015 | 28,340 | 2.1 |
2013-2014 | 27,740 | 3.0 |
2012-2013 | 26,921 | 1.2 |
2011-2012 | 26,607 | 0.2 |
2010-2011 | 26,541 | 0.6 |
2009-2010 | 26,395 | 1.5 |
2008-2009 | 25,996 | 2.6 |
2007-2008 | 25,317 | 2.8 |
2006-2007 | 24,616 | 2.8 |
2005-2006 | 23,927 | 4.5 |
2004-2005 | 22,860 | 3.2 |
2003-2004 | 22,132 | 2.5 |
2002-2003 | 21,582 | 2.9 |
2001-2002 | 20,965 | 3.4 |
2000-2001 | 20,257 | 3.8 |
1999-2000 | 19,496 | 0.0 |
RACE | Grand Prairie Independent School District (%) | Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.2 | 5.1 |
Black | 17.3 | 12.8 |
Hispanic | 68.7 | 52.9 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Two or More Races | 2.4 | 3.0 |
White | 7.9 | 25.7 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Staff
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Grand Prairie Independent School District had 1,839.92 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.68.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 69.11 |
Kindergarten: | 98.72 |
Elementary: | 687.47 |
Secondary: | 906.41 |
Total: | 1,839.92 |
Grand Prairie Independent School District employed 58.36 district administrators and 190.26 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 58.36 |
District Administrative Support: | 102.71 |
School Administrators: | 190.26 |
School Administrative Support: | 117.94 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 313.36 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 12.70 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 69.10 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 25.92 |
Student Support Services: | 230.78 |
Other Support Services: | 826.18 |
Schools
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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