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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GLENN C HARDIN INT this year?
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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCANVILLE ISD·NCES 481764006537
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School
426 E FREEMAN ST, DUNCANVILLE, TX 75116 · (972) 708-3300 · Dallas County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
427 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 257 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 251 | 49% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School this school | 508 | 84.1% | 29.3% |
| Hoffman Middle School HOUSTON | 643 | 84.4% | 20.2% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
| Long Middle School DALLAS | 477 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School HOUSTON | 432 | 88.2% | 36.4% |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 542 | 88.9% | 30.7% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,410 of 1,635 | #96 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,245 of 1,670 ▼ 204 | #83 of 123 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,578 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #114 of 123 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #56 of 1,570 | #13 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #1,083 of 1,749 | #83 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,225 of 1,542 | #103 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #1,084 of 1,543 | #78 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #412 of 1,648 | #69 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #240 of 942 | #36 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
508
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 508 | 30.8 | 16.5:1 | 84% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 31.2 | 15.2:1 | 87% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 30.9 | 15.9:1 | 90% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 88% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 36.4 | 18.5:1 | 83% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 84% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 86% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 58% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 42 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (674 to 508); teachers down 15% (36.4 to 30.8).
About Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School operates as a small middle school in DUNCANVILLE, Texas. A total of 508 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 6. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School is run by DUNCANVILLE ISD, whose 17 schools enroll 11,562 students.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School combined. Smaller groups are 22% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School comes in at 41%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1 at Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 84% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.8%. Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School scores 29.3%.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
Nearby, Mary E Smithey Pace High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 531 to 508 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 16.5 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 DUNCANVILLE ISD
- Duncanville High SchoolHigh · 4,399 students
- G W Kennemer Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Charles Acton Leadershp AcademyElementary · 537 students
- William Lee Hastings Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in DUNCANVILLE
- Duncanville High SchoolHigh · 4,399 students
- Village Tech SchoolsCombined · 1,335 students
- William Lee Hastings Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- J Herman Reed Middle SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Mary E Smithey Pace High School0.1 mi · 76
- Central Elementary School0.2 mi · 457
- J Herman Reed Middle School0.2 mi · 460
- Merrifield Elementary School0.5 mi · 393
- William Lee Hastings Elementary School1.1 mi · 529
- Fairmeadows Elementary School1.1 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Glenn C Hardin Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School?
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 05-06.
Is Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School have?
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School are roughly 3% White, 74% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School in?
Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School is part of DUNCANVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.