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Grades 9 – 12 | Choice

Crosswinds Accelerated High School provides an alternative academic environment that provides personal graduation plans for students who want a compassionate, small learning environment that focuses on credit recovery, credit acceleration, and ultimately, graduation. Crosswinds assists students in staying in school, especially those facing challenges such as work, parenting, and other extenuating circumstances.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to nurture, mentor, and educate all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their personal growth and success.

How to know Crosswinds Accelerated High School is right for your child:

1. Your student is more comfortable in a smaller educational setting.
2. Your student wants to accelerate his/her learning and graduate early.
3. Your student is at risk of not graduating with his or her cohort class.
4. Your student thrives in a supportive, warm environment and needs to experience academic success.

Unique ways your child can learn and grow here:

• Advisory component
• Individualized graduation plans
• Post-secondary planning for college, career, or military
• Flexible attendance options

Contact Us

1100 N. Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75050 (Google Map link)

Phone: 972-522-2950

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Curriculum Offerings

Crosswinds High School is a TEA Academic Alternative Campus serving the needs of high school students who are currently at risk of dropping out of high school, who may become at risk of dropping out in the future, or who want to accelerate high school graduation.

Crosswinds provides a unique atmosphere to nurture credit recovery and credit attainment in an accelerated, individualized format, which helps students earn or regain credits on a faster pace than in traditional high schools. 

Academically at-risk students are given opportunities to acquire the necessary skills they need to be successful in college and careers with three session options. These options provide flexible schedule opportunities for working students. 

Crosswinds offers four high school endorsements in a barrier-free learning environment in which students can earn their Texas high school diploma. Students are provided with a personalized graduation plan and learn monitoring skills to stay focused on the tasks necessary to achieve success.

Extracurricular Opportunities

Green Team 

Student Council