Frisco ISD is located 30 miles north of
Dallas and serves students in Collin and
Denton Counties, plus the city of Frisco and
in areas of McKinney, Plano and Little Elm.
A top school district that’s also one of the
DFW area’s fastest-growing, Frisco ISD
enrolled 42,530 students for the 2012-
2013 school year. The average SAT score
was 1582, the average ACT score was
23. 6, the STAAR Percent at Phase-in 1
Level II or Above All Grades All Subjects
was 94 percent and the number of
students per teacher was 15.0.
Garland ISD
Curtis Culwell, Superintendent
501 S. Jupiter Road
Garland 75042
972-494-8201
www.garlandisd.net
2 Pre-K schools, 47 elementary schools,
12 middle schools, 8 high schools, 1
non-traditional 8-12 campus, 1
cooperative behavior center, and 1
alternative education center
Located in the northeastern corner of
Dallas County, Garland ISD serves the
suburban cities of Garland, Rowlett and
Sachse and enrolled 57,914 students for
the 2012-2013 school year. The average
SAT score was 1433, the average ACT
score was 20. 9, the STAAR Percent at
Phase-in 1 Level II or Above All Grades
All Subjects was 80 percent and the
number of students per teacher was 15. 9.
Grand Prairie ISD
Dr. Susan Simpson Hull, Superintendent
2602 S. Belt Line Road
Grand Prairie 75052
972-264-6141
www.gpisd.org
25 elementary schools, 7 middle schools,
2 ninth-grade centers, 3 high schools,
and 2 alternative education schools
Grand Prairie ISD is a 58-square mile
district that serves students within the
Dallas County portion of Grand Prairie;
the district enrolled 26,803 students for
the 2012-2013 school year. The
average SAT score was 1371, the
average ACT score was 19. 2, the
STAAR Percent at Phase-in 1 Level II or
Above All Grades All Subjects was 73
percent and the number of students per
teacher was 16. 1.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Dr. Robin Ryan, Superintendent
3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue
Grapevine 76051
817-251-5200
www.gcisd-k12.org
11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3
high schools, and 2 alternative campuses, 1
virtual education, 1 early childhood
development centers, 1 JPS Clinic
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is located in
Tarrant County, near Fort Worth, and
serves the cities of Grapevine and
Colleyville. One of the area’s acclaimed
school districts, Grapevine-Colleyville
ISD enrolled 13,328 students for the
2012-2013 school year. The average
SAT score was 1621, the average ACT
score was 24. 3, andthe STAAR Percent
at Phase-in 1 Level II or Above All
Grades All Subjects was 89 percent
and the number of students per teacher
was 15. 2.
Highland Park ISD
Dr. Dawson Orr, Superintendent
7015 Westchester Drive
Dallas 75205
214-780-3000
www.hpisd.org
4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools,
and 1 high school
Highland Park ISD, one of the top school
districts in Texas, is located in Dallas
County and serves the cities of Highland
Park and parts of University Park. The
district enrolled 6,828 students for the
2012-2013 school year. The average SAT
score was 1792, the average ACT score
was 26. 6, the STAAR Percent at Phase-in 1
Level II or Above All Grades All Subjects
was 97 percent and the number of
students per teacher was 15. 8.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Steve Chapman, Superintendent
1849 Central Drive
Bedford 76022
817-283-4461
www.hebisd.edu
20 elementary schools, 5 junior high
schools, 3 high schools, 2 alternative high
schools, and a technical education center
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, located in Tarrant
County, is 44. 3 square miles and serves
the residents of Hurst, Euless, and Bedford,
as well as portions of North Richland Hills,
Colleyville, Fort Worth and Arlington. The
district enrolled 21,775 students for the
2012-2013 school year. The average SAT
score was 1484, the average ACT score
was 21. 8, the STAAR Percent at Phase-in 1
Level II or Above All Grades All Subjects
was 87 percent and the number of
students per teacher was 16. 8.
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