Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034022820
COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL
4349 WATERHOUSE BLVD, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 240-1801 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
409 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL
Set in GARLAND, Texas, COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, overseen by GARLAND ISD. It hosts 524 students across grades pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 33% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of -10.6 points.
In the area at large, 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%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: GLEN COUCH EL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL. On composite proficiency, COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- SACHSE H SHigh · 2,935 students
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- NAAMAN FOREST H SHigh · 1,949 students
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTERMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- GLEN COUCH EL0.0 mi · 236
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H S0.5 mi · 2,073
- LYLES COLLEGIATE MIDDLE1.4 mi · 869
- LYLES MIDDLE1.4 mi · 295
- TOLER EL1.4 mi · 425
- SHUGART EL1.5 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP ELWhat is the total enrollment at COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL?
COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL serve?
COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL.
What is the student diversity at COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL?
Student demographics at COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL are roughly 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 33% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL in?
COUCH COLLEGIATE PREP EL is part of GARLAND ISD.
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