BRADFIELD EL

Located at 3817 BUCKNELL DR, in GARLAND, Texas, BRADFIELD EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that works with 525 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by GARLAND ISD.

GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. BRADFIELD EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BRADFIELD EL lists that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% Asian, 3% Black, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRADFIELD EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BRADFIELD EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.3%; actual is 54.6%, +21.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows 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), BRADFIELD EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: O HENRY EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRADFIELD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRADFIELD EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. BRADFIELD EL's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 525). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 78% to 87%.

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