Walnut Grove High School

Prosper · TX · PROSPER ISD · Public


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  • ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ROCK HILL H S, HERITAGE H S, MCKINNEY BOYD H S and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

The University of Texas at Austin

29%
admit rate
$11,688
in-state tuition/yr · $44,908 out-of-state
1230–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full The University of Texas at Austin profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Texas

Texas's public scholarships

Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.

Auto-admit Top 10% Automatic Admission
Guaranteed admission to a Texas public university (not a $ award)
GPA: Top 10% class rank (UT Austin caps at top 5%)

Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)

Official program details ↗
Need-based TEXAS Grant
Up to $16,182/yr (tuition & required fees)
GPA: No GPA gate to qualify (3.0 / top-third = priority) Income: Need-based (federal Student Aid Index)

Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)

Official program details ↗
Merit Texas First Early Completion Scholarship
Scholarship equal to the TEXAS Grant amount
GPA: 3.0 Test: SAT/ACT at the 80th percentile OR top-10% class rank

Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation & Attendance

Does this school get students to the finish line — and keep them in the building?

Two things every family wants to know: do students graduate on time, and do they show up. These are TEA's official campus figures.

Attendance Rate
95%
share of days attended
Chronic Absenteeism
10%
miss ≥10% of school days — lower is better
Annual Dropout Rate
0%
grades 9-12, one year — lower is better

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. Graduation = 4-year longitudinal rate (Class of 2024); attendance & dropout = SY2023-24. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

College & Career Readiness

How ready are this school's graduates for what comes next?

Beyond graduating, are students prepared — for college, a career, or the military? These are TEA's official readiness measures for the most recent graduating class.

82%
College, Career & Military Ready (CCMR)
of graduates meet at least one readiness benchmark · 67% met CCMR's college-ready component (a qualifying test score, dual credit, AP/IB, or an associate's degree)
SAT / ACT
% Tested
18%
graduates taking SAT/ACT
Avg SAT
1156
school mean (1600 scale)
Avg ACT
23
school mean (36 scale)
% Above SAT/ACT Criterion
64%
scored above TEA's criterion
Advanced coursework
% Taking AP/IB
32%
enrolled in AP or IB
% Above AP/IB Criterion
81%
scored at the AP/IB benchmark
% Dual-Credit
52%
earning college credit in HS (gr 9-12)
What counts as CCMR-ready? →

Under TEA's accountability system, a graduate counts as College/Career/Military Ready by meeting any one of: a qualifying SAT/ACT or TSI score; AP/IB exam scores of 3+; college dual-credit with a C or better; an associate's degree; an industry-based certification; an OnRamps course; military enlistment; or an aligned career-prep program. It rolls "is this graduate prepared for what's next?" into one comparable number — which is why a school can post a high CCMR even when its average SAT is modest (strong career, military, and dual-credit pathways count too).

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. CCMR / SAT-ACT / AP-IB = Class of 2024 graduates; dual-credit = grades 9-12. School SAT/ACT averages are campus means, not the scores of admitted college applicants. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

Texas Accountability

TEA's official A–F rating: B (89/100).

The Texas Education Agency's official accountability grade for this campus — a single A–F letter and a 0–100 scaled score the state assigns to every public high school, rolled up from the domains below.

TEA Grade
B
89/100
Student Achievement
89 · B
School Progress
73 · C
Closing the Gaps
90 · A
What the A–F domains mean →

Student Achievement — STAAR performance plus, for high schools, college/career/military readiness and graduation. School Progress — academic growth and performance relative to schools with similar economic profiles. Closing the Gaps — outcomes across student groups. TEA awards the campus the better of two methods per domain; the overall grade is the weighted roll-up.

Source: Texas Education Agency, A–F Accountability Ratings (2024-25) via data.texas.gov; the state's official campus rating under Texas Education Code §39.054. Covers every rated Texas public high school.

Texas State Testing

STAAR End-of-Course results: how many students meet grade level.

The share of students scoring Meets Grade Level or above on Texas's high-school End-of-Course exams — the state's core academic-proficiency benchmark, reported for every campus.

English I
79%
at Meets or above
Approaches 91% · Masters 31%
English II
82%
at Meets or above
Approaches 91% · Masters 18%
Algebra I
31%
at Meets or above
Approaches 76% · Masters 10%
Biology
88%
at Meets or above
Approaches 99% · Masters 40%
U.S. History
87%
at Meets or above
Approaches 99% · Masters 50%
What do Approaches / Meets / Masters mean? →

Texas reports STAAR at three rising bars: Approaches (likely to succeed in the next grade with support), Meets (solid command, on track for college/career readiness — the headline number above), and Masters (advanced command). End-of-Course exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so they reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) STAAR EOC performance, 2024-25, All Students. Small-group results are masked by TEA for privacy and shown only where reported.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 193 in 2023 to 512 in 2024 — over 1 years.
+165.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
ROCK HILL H S
FRISCO
Public 2.0 2,442 -2.2%
HERITAGE H S
FRISCO
Public 4.0 1,996 -2.9%
MCKINNEY BOYD H S
MCKINNEY
Public 4.5 2,547 -6.3%
MCKINNEY NORTH H S
MCKINNEY
Public 6.1 2,387 +10.5%
WAKELAND H S
FRISCO
Public 7.2 2,230 +6.4%
LEBANON TRAIL H S
FRISCO
Public 8.2 2,173 +7.6%
CENTENNIAL H S
FRISCO
Public 6.8 2,018 -2.5%
LONE STAR H S
FRISCO
Public 7.4 2,004 -11.1%

At a glance

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Walnut Grove High School is a public high school in Prosper, TX, enrolling 2,268 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 165% from 2023 to 2024.

Texas reports 82% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready; its average SAT was 1,156.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Walnut Grove High School? Walnut Grove High School is a public high school in Prosper, TX, enrolling 2,268 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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