ETHRIDGE EL

ETHRIDGE EL, a moderately sized K-5 school in GARLAND, Texas, operated by GARLAND ISD, works with 642 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ETHRIDGE EL sits 24% above that benchmark.

ETHRIDGE EL is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that enrolls 53,173 students overall.

In terms of who attends, ETHRIDGE EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 12% Black, 11% Asian, 8% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, ETHRIDGE EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ETHRIDGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ETHRIDGE EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is PARSONS PRE-K CTR, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ETHRIDGE EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ETHRIDGE EL has contracted 14%, going from 749 students in 2018 to 642 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 65% across the same window.

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