HANDLEY STEM EL

Set in GARLAND, Texas, HANDLEY STEM EL is a mid-tier primary school, run under GARLAND ISD. It teaches 563 students across grades K through 5.

GARLAND ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 53,173 students; HANDLEY STEM EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, HANDLEY STEM EL shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 19% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 88% of students at HANDLEY STEM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HANDLEY STEM EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 34.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HANDLEY STEM EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: HANDLEY EL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HANDLEY STEM EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

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