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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H S this year?
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Enrollment
2,073
High
DISTRICT 2,049 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002033
Lakeview Centennial High School
3505 HAYMAN DR, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 240-3740 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,073 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
15.4:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,610 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 | 569 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 493 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 50.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 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 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Lakeview Centennial High School
Lakeview Centennial High School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Centennial High School this school | 2,073 | 77.7% | 57.4% |
| Lamar High School ARLINGTON | 2,457 | 76.8% | 38.1% |
| Judson High School CONVERSE | 2,498 | 74.1% | 37.6% |
| Longview High School LONGVIEW | 2,272 | 78.2% | 56.8% |
| Cypress Lakes High School KATY | 3,175 | 73.4% | 54.8% |
| Karen Wagner High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,423 | 76.4% | 45.3% |
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 Lakeview Centennial High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #574 of 1,385 | #30 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #780 of 1,425 ▼ 45 | #43 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #659 of 1,425 ▲ 30 | #36 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #862 of 1,184 | #58 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,073 | #297 of 2,107 | #25 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #808 of 1,344 | #49 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #190 of 1,346 | #14 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #433 of 1,522 | #61 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #260 of 557 | #29 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
2,073
-499 (-19%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 2,142
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 2,073 | 134.2 | 15.4:1 | 78% (1,610) |
| 2023-24 | 2,142 | 144.1 | 14.9:1 | 72% (1,534) |
| 2022-23 | 2,258 | 143.4 | 15.7:1 | 68% (1,540) |
| 2020-21 | 2,572 | 154 | 16.7:1 | 68% (1,755) |
| 2017-18 | 2,289 | 151.3 | 15.1:1 | 58% (1,318) |
| 2015-16 | 2,318 | 157 | 14.8:1 | 61% (1,410) |
| 2010-11 | 2,276 | 154 | 14.8:1 | 57% (1,299) |
| 2000-01 | 1,777 | 115 | 15.4:1 | 28% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 2,142 | 114 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Centennial High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,289 to 2,073); teachers down 11% (151.3 to 134.2).
About Lakeview Centennial High School
Students in GARLAND, Texas, attend Lakeview Centennial High School, a large high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 2,073 students. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
GARLAND ISD runs Lakeview Centennial High School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 53,173 students in total.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Lakeview Centennial High School, with 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 28% Black, 12% White, 5% Asian, and 4% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Lakeview Centennial High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
With 134.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lakeview Centennial High School was 15.4:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 78%. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Lakeview Centennial High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lakeview Centennial High School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.9 points (57.4% versus 40.5%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
Couch Collegiate Prep Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lakeview Centennial High School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.4% against a local average of 35.0%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students declined from 2,572 to 2,073 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.7:1 to 15.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 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
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 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
- Couch Collegiate Prep Elementary School0.5 mi · 524
- Glen Couch Elementary School0.5 mi · 236
- Lyles Collegiate Middle School0.9 mi · 869
- Lyles Middle School0.9 mi · 295
- Shugart Elementary School1.0 mi · 471
- Toler Elementary School1.3 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHow many students attend Lakeview Centennial High School?
Lakeview Centennial High School enrolls approximately 2,073 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lakeview Centennial High School serve?
Lakeview Centennial High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lakeview Centennial High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Lakeview Centennial High School.
How diverse is Lakeview Centennial High School?
Lakeview Centennial High School reports a student body of 12% White, 48% Hispanic, 28% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lakeview Centennial High School in?
Lakeview Centennial High School is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.