NAAMAN FOREST H S

Located at 4843 NAAMAN FOREST BLVD, in GARLAND, Texas, NAAMAN FOREST H S is an expansive four-year high school that educates 1,949 students (grades 9 through 12), run under GARLAND ISD. That puts it 145% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. NAAMAN FOREST H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, NAAMAN FOREST H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 11% Asian, 10% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NAAMAN FOREST H S has 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 75% of students at NAAMAN FOREST H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NAAMAN FOREST H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which NAAMAN FOREST H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: SPRING CREEK EL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NAAMAN FOREST H S. On composite proficiency, NAAMAN FOREST H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 2,150 students in 2018 compared to 1,949 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 54% across the same window.

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