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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004147
O HENRY EL
4100 TYNES DR, GARLAND, TX 75042 · (469) 593-8200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
403 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
+11 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
% White
6%
was 10%
% Hispanic
64%
was 56%
% Black
9%
was 14%
% Asian
20%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About O HENRY EL
Located at 4100 TYNES DR, in GARLAND, Texas, O HENRY EL is a medium-sized elementary-level community that instructs 464 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.
Within RICHARDSON ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 38,526 students, O HENRY EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, O HENRY EL records that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Asian, 9% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, O HENRY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), O HENRY EL is one campus in the mix.
BRADFIELD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, O HENRY EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 453 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 56% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.
On allk12, members of the O HENRY EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 RICHARDSON ISD
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- RICHARDSON H SHigh · 2,669 students
- BERKNER H SHigh · 2,350 students
- PEARCE H SHigh · 2,317 students
- FOREST MEADOW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,211 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- NAAMAN FOREST H SHigh · 1,949 students
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTERMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- BRADFIELD EL0.4 mi · 525
- BERKNER H S0.7 mi · 2,350
- LIBERTY J H0.8 mi · 549
- FORESTRIDGE EL0.9 mi · 497
- SPRINGRIDGE EL0.9 mi · 274
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.9 mi · 1,157
Frequently asked questions
About O HENRY ELWhat is the total enrollment at O HENRY EL?
O HENRY EL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-06.
Is O HENRY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
O HENRY EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O HENRY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O HENRY EL is approximately 14.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at O HENRY EL?
At O HENRY EL, the student body is approximately 6% White, 64% Hispanic, 9% Black, 20% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is O HENRY EL in?
O HENRY EL is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.