BUSSEY MIDDLE

Located at 1204 TRAVIS ST, in GARLAND, Texas, BUSSEY MIDDLE is an average-sized intermediate school that teaches 753 students (grades 6 through 8), part of GARLAND ISD.

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

In terms of who attends, BUSSEY MIDDLE logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 5% White, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BUSSEY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), BUSSEY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FREEMAN EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BUSSEY MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, BUSSEY MIDDLE comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.

BUSSEY MIDDLE operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. BUSSEY MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 944 (now 753). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 73% to 77%.

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