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Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002020
Daugherty Elementary School
501 W MILLER RD, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972) 926-2530 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
694 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
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 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Daugherty Elementary School
Daugherty Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daugherty Elementary School this school | 757 | 91.7% | 35.9% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy WESLACO | 734 | 91.8% | 49.3% |
| Good Elementary School IRVING | 729 | 90.8% | 29.0% |
| Keyes Elementary School IRVING | 691 | 91.9% | 29.4% |
| Rogers Academy SAN ANTONIO | 756 | 93.1% | 22.4% |
| Dalton Elementary School UVALDE | 815 | 91.8% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Daugherty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,079 of 4,401 | #249 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,105 of 4,466 ▼ 265 | #281 of 429 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,248 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #278 of 429 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #563 of 3,998 | #79 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #606 of 4,938 | #38 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,592 of 4,622 | #339 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #3,904 of 4,628 | #393 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #890 of 4,789 | #151 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #2,592 of 2,838 | #255 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 92% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 52.5 | 14.8:1 | 97% (754) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 48.4 | 16.7:1 | 94% (762) |
| 2020-21 | 768 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 85% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 80% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 95% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 91% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 72% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 22 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daugherty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (782 to 757); teachers unchanged (46 to 46).
About Daugherty Elementary School
Daugherty Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in GARLAND. It reported 757 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
GARLAND ISD is the local district for Daugherty Elementary School. It runs 76 schools with 53,173 students.
Hispanic students are 92% of those enrolled at Daugherty Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Daugherty Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
Daugherty Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Daugherty Elementary School is 34.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.9%.
The county, Dallas County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Daugherty Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Daugherty Elementary School from the closest public school, Kimberlin Academy for Excel. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Daugherty Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (768) and 2024-25 (757).
This page is set up for the Daugherty Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
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- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
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Nearby schools
- Kimberlin Academy for Excel0.8 mi · 474
- Cisneros Pre-K Center0.8 mi · 355
- Watson Technology Center0.9 mi · 529
- Williams Elementary School1.1 mi · 245
- Ignite Community School - Garland1.1 mi · 227
- Garland Aec1.3 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Daugherty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Daugherty Elementary School?
Daugherty Elementary School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Daugherty Elementary School serve?
Daugherty Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Daugherty Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Daugherty Elementary School.
How diverse is Daugherty Elementary School?
Daugherty Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Daugherty Elementary School?
Daugherty Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.