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What's one thing ETHRIDGE EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002022
Ethridge Elementary School
2301 SAM HOUSTON DR, GARLAND, TX 75044 · (972) 675-3020 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
564 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
55%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Ethridge Elementary School
Ethridge Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethridge Elementary School this school | 642 | 87.9% | 33.5% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School GARLAND | 640 | 83.6% | 37.5% |
| Colonial Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 565 | 89.6% | 27.1% |
| Carmichael Elementary School HOUSTON | 711 | 90.7% | 40.9% |
| Alexander Elementary School HOUSTON | 609 | 89.3% | 41.8% |
| Burnett Elementary School HOUSTON | 534 | 87.3% | 35.3% |
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 Ethridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,309 of 4,401 | #286 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,157 of 4,466 ▲ 1,401 | #177 of 429 ▲ 160 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,044 of 4,466 ▲ 661 | #146 of 429 ▲ 65 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,721 of 3,998 | #138 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #1,302 of 4,938 | #94 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,814 of 4,622 | #368 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,977 of 4,628 | #130 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,303 of 4,789 | #204 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #1,665 of 2,838 | #166 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
642
-82 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 642 | 38.1 | 16.9:1 | 88% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 38.2 | 17.0:1 | 86% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 42.4 | 17.2:1 | 83% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 87% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 46.1 | 16.3:1 | 64% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 84% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 80% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 37% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 34 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (749 to 642); teachers down 17% (46.1 to 38.1).
About Ethridge Elementary School
Ethridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in GARLAND, Texas. The school enrolls 642 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
GARLAND ISD operates 76 schools. Combined enrollment is 53,173 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ethridge Elementary School is Hispanic: 65%. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 11% Asian, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
For every teacher at Ethridge Elementary School, there are about 16.9 students; the school has 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 88%. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Ethridge Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
Ethridge Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.5% is 2.6 points below the 36.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Ethridge Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
The closest school to Ethridge Elementary School is Parsons Pre-K Center, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Ethridge Elementary School is behind the 39.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 724 (2020-21) to 642 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Ethridge Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Other Ethridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Ethridge Elementary. Ethridge Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Ethridge Elementary SchoolTHE COLONY, TX · 329 students
- Ethridge ElementaryEthridge, TN · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Parsons Pre-K Center0.1 mi · 325
- N Garland High School0.3 mi · 2,929
- Cooper Elementary School0.7 mi · 398
- B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elementary School0.8 mi · 643
- Iltexas Garland Middle School0.9 mi · 475
- Iltexas Garland Elementary School0.9 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Ethridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Ethridge Elementary School?
Ethridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ethridge Elementary School serve?
Ethridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ethridge Elementary School have?
Ethridge Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ethridge Elementary School?
At Ethridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 65% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ethridge Elementary School?
Ethridge 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.