HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in GARLAND, Texas, HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL educates 446 students from grades K through 5, run under GARLAND ISD.

HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that educates 53,173 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 18% Asian, 13% Black, 12% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 64.0%, a residual of +15.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL is one.

The closest other public school is CENTERVILLE EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 446). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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