BACK EL

Set in ROWLETT, Texas, BACK EL is a low-enrollment elementary school, operated by GARLAND ISD. It educates 402 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

GARLAND ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 53,173 students; BACK EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, BACK EL reports that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% White, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BACK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), BACK EL is one campus in the mix.

NORMA DORSEY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BACK EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.9%.

BACK EL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. BACK EL's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 402). The Black share of enrollment edged up from 26% to 34% over that span.

On this page, members of the BACK EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.