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If you could change one rule at N GARLAND H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,929
High
DISTRICT 2,049 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002036
N Garland High School
2109 W BUCKINGHAM RD, GARLAND, TX 75042 · (972) 675-3120 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,929 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
17.5:1
168 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
2,082 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 | 804 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 777 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 712 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 636 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 44.0% | 14.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 45.0% | 26.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 24 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 N Garland High School
N Garland High School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| N Garland High School this school | 2,929 | 71.1% | 67.5% |
| Kempner High School SUGAR LAND | 1,850 | 61.4% | 56.2% |
| KIPP Connect Preparatory HOUSTON | 979 | 72.7% | 41.5% |
| Harmony School of Discovery - Houston HOUSTON | 858 | 73.7% | 65.3% |
| Naaman Forest High School GARLAND | 1,949 | 75.4% | 47.1% |
| Bellaire High School BELLAIRE | 3,216 | 57.6% | 62.3% |
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 N Garland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #290 of 1,385 | #23 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #271 of 1,425 ▲ 14 | #19 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #505 of 1,425 ▲ 71 | #27 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #498 of 1,184 | #26 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,929 | #93 of 2,107 | #7 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,133 of 1,344 | #76 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #160 of 1,346 | #13 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #557 of 1,522 | #71 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #399 of 672 | #25 of 43 |
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
2,929
+148 (+5%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 2,216
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 2,929 | 167.5 | 17.5:1 | 71% (2,082) |
| 2023-24 | 2,785 | 165.7 | 16.8:1 | 63% (1,766) |
| 2022-23 | 2,802 | 166.5 | 16.8:1 | 66% (1,849) |
| 2020-21 | 2,781 | 169 | 16.5:1 | 70% (1,956) |
| 2017-18 | 2,686 | 168 | 16.0:1 | 61% (1,645) |
| 2015-16 | 2,681 | 168 | 16.0:1 | 69% (1,839) |
| 2010-11 | 2,185 | 144 | 15.2:1 | 61% (1,327) |
| 2000-01 | 2,405 | 150 | 16.0:1 | 27% (655) |
| 1990-91 | 2,216 | 113 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for N Garland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,686 to 2,929); teachers unchanged (168 to 167.5).
About N Garland High School
At 2109 W BUCKINGHAM RD in GARLAND, Texas, N Garland High School operates as a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 2,929 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
The 76 schools in GARLAND ISD enroll 53,173 students altogether, N Garland High School among them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at N Garland High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 22% Asian, 12% Black, 10% White, and 4% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Dallas County's population at about 41%. N Garland High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
N Garland High School employs 167.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. N Garland High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%.
allk12 grades N Garland High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, N Garland High School is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.5% is 24.2 points above the 43.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
Ethridge Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, N Garland High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The NCES locale for N Garland High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, N Garland High School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 2,929. The school's ratio rose from 16.5:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about N Garland High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 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
- Ethridge Elementary School0.3 mi · 642
- Parsons Pre-K Center0.3 mi · 325
- B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elementary School0.6 mi · 643
- Cooper Elementary School0.8 mi · 398
- Bussey Middle School1.0 mi · 753
- Davis Elementary School1.0 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About N Garland High SchoolHow large is N Garland High School?
N Garland High School enrolls approximately 2,929 students in grades 09-12.
Is N Garland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
N Garland High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at N Garland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at N Garland High School is approximately 17.5:1 (168 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at N Garland High School?
Student demographics at N Garland High School are roughly 10% White, 49% Hispanic, 12% Black, 22% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is N Garland High School in?
N Garland High School is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.