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Enrollment
2,335
High
DISTRICT 2,049 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002024
Garland High School
310 S GARLAND AVE, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 494-8492 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,335 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
158 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,613 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 580 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 580 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 623 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 552 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%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% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp 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 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% |
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% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Garland High School
Garland High School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garland High School this school | 2,335 | 69.1% | 51.5% |
| Haltom High School HALTOM CITY | 2,757 | 68.9% | 53.8% |
| John B Connally High School AUSTIN | 1,974 | 68.2% | 34.5% |
| Roosevelt High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,431 | 71.5% | 50.8% |
| Marshall High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,634 | 65.4% | 53.4% |
| Lewisville High School LEWISVILLE | 4,001 | 66.9% | 45.2% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Garland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #768 of 1,385 | #37 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #704 of 1,425 ▼ 132 | #41 of 100 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,135 of 1,425 ▼ 87 | #64 of 100 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #536 of 1,184 | #28 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,335 | #208 of 2,107 | #15 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #687 of 1,344 | #34 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #348 of 1,346 | #19 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #598 of 1,522 | #74 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #348 of 557 | #38 of 55 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,335
-33 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 2,067
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 2,335 | 158 | 14.8:1 | 69% (1,613) |
| 2023-24 | 2,481 | 151.3 | 16.4:1 | 67% (1,651) |
| 2022-23 | 2,484 | 155.5 | 16.0:1 | 67% (1,666) |
| 2020-21 | 2,368 | 162 | 14.6:1 | 70% (1,659) |
| 2017-18 | 2,495 | 168.4 | 14.8:1 | 58% (1,457) |
| 2015-16 | 2,650 | 174 | 15.2:1 | 61% (1,615) |
| 2010-11 | 2,699 | 172 | 15.7:1 | 54% (1,446) |
| 2000-01 | 2,379 | 154 | 15.4:1 | 23% (550) |
| 1990-91 | 2,067 | 110 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,495 to 2,335); teachers down 6% (168.4 to 158).
About Garland High School
Garland High School is classified as a high school. It is located in GARLAND, Texas. The school enrolls 2,335 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 193% larger than average.
In GARLAND ISD, 76 schools enroll a combined 53,173 students.
The largest group at Garland High School is Hispanic students, at 59%. Smaller groups are 14% White, 13% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% Native American. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Garland High School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 158 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is close to this figure. Of all students at Garland High School, 69% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Garland High School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Texas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Garland High School would score about 44.2%. It scores 51.5%, 7.3 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garland High School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Freeman Elementary School, is the closest to Garland High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Garland High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Garland High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,368 to 2,335, a small change.
The Garland High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 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
- Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
Nearby schools
- Freeman Elementary School0.5 mi · 288
- Bussey Middle School0.9 mi · 753
- B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elementary School1.1 mi · 643
- Williams Elementary School1.1 mi · 245
- Daugherty Elementary School1.3 mi · 757
- Kimberlin Academy for Excel1.4 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Garland High SchoolHow many students attend Garland High School?
Garland High School enrolls approximately 2,335 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Garland High School serve?
Garland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garland High School is approximately 14.8:1 (158 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garland High School?
Student demographics at Garland High School are roughly 14% White, 59% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Garland High School in?
Garland High School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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