Total enrollment
51,021
-2,900 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
80 schools in GARLAND ISD
Texas · 53,173 students · 4 cities
80 public K-12 schools sit under GARLAND ISD in Texas, serving roughly 53,173 students (55 elementary, 14 middle, and 10 high).
4-year change in GARLAND ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
-3 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GARLAND ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #336 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53,173 | #15 of 760 | #78 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 76 | #14 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #574 of 758 | #5,873 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.5% | #212 of 750 | #1,746 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #99 of 557 | #925 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GARLAND ISD
State test results across the district's 72 scored schools run from Walnut Glen Academy for Excel at 85.9% proficient to Glen Couch Elementary School at 17.7%, a gap of 68.1 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 60 district schools that reported both years went from 51,313 to 47,224 students (down 8%) and from 3,241 to 3,054 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About GARLAND ISD
GARLAND ISD is a rural-scale public-school district in Texas. The district oversees 80 schools and hosts approximately 53,173 students.
For a sense of the school types, GARLAND ISD is made up of 55 elementary, 14 middle, 10 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, GARLAND ISD runs about 665 students per school, 10% above the state mean of roughly 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in GARLAND ISD has shrank 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 53,921 students to 51,021. Over that span, GARLAND ISD lost 3 schools, going from 70 to 67.
On this page, the community for GARLAND ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.