HEATHER GLEN EL

Located at 5119 HEATHER GLEN DR, in GARLAND, Texas, HEATHER GLEN EL is a low-enrollment elementary campus that caters to 283 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by GARLAND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HEATHER GLEN EL sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. HEATHER GLEN EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HEATHER GLEN EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 12% Black, 5% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, HEATHER GLEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), HEATHER GLEN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is O'BANION MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HEATHER GLEN EL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

HEATHER GLEN EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. HEATHER GLEN EL's enrollment has contracted 44% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 283). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 64% to 77%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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