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Enrollment
784
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002038
O'Banion Middle School
700 BIRCHWOOD DR, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 279-6103 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
727 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 255 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like O'Banion Middle School
O'Banion Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Banion Middle School this school | 784 | 92.7% | 33.7% |
| Bussey Middle School GARLAND | 753 | 93.6% | 23.3% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School HOUSTON | 833 | 89.8% | 21.0% |
| Dailey Middle School AUSTIN | 767 | 92.3% | 24.5% |
| Robert T Hill Middle School DALLAS | 762 | 92.4% | 41.7% |
| Owens Intermediate School HOUSTON | 809 | 90.0% | 24.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 O'Banion Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,240 of 1,635 | #72 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,103 of 1,670 ▼ 149 | #73 of 123 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,557 of 1,670 ▼ 110 | #110 of 123 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,183 of 1,570 | #76 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #588 of 1,749 | #37 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #630 of 1,542 | #39 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #1,119 of 1,543 | #83 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #173 of 1,648 | #32 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #147 of 942 | #26 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
784
-284 (-27%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 784 | 55.6 | 14.1:1 | 93% (727) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 62.3 | 13.2:1 | 90% (738) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 64.7 | 13.4:1 | 86% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 1,068 | 75 | 14.2:1 | 90% (965) |
| 2017-18 | 1,110 | 70.3 | 15.8:1 | 79% (878) |
| 2015-16 | 1,012 | 74 | 13.7:1 | 84% (849) |
| 2010-11 | 1,055 | 72 | 14.7:1 | 85% (898) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 63 | 17.1:1 | 45% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 40 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Banion Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,110 to 784); teachers down 21% (70.3 to 55.6).
About O'Banion Middle School
O'Banion Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by GARLAND ISD in GARLAND, Texas. It had 784 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
O'Banion Middle School belongs to GARLAND ISD, a district of 76 schools and 53,173 students.
More than half of the students at O'Banion Middle School are Hispanic (77%). Next come 12% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% White. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at O'Banion Middle School is 14.1:1, based on 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. O'Banion Middle School counts 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, O'Banion Middle School would be expected to post about 34.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting O'Banion Middle School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Heather Glen Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, O'Banion Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns O'Banion Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 27% across 4 years, from 1,068 in 2020-21 to 784 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Heather Glen Elementary School0.1 mi · 283
- Montclair Elementary School0.3 mi · 557
- Price Elementary School0.9 mi · 299
- Southgate STEM Elementary School1.0 mi · 431
- Southgate Elementary School1.0 mi · 161
- Roach Elementary School1.4 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About O'Banion Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at O'Banion Middle School?
O'Banion Middle School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does O'Banion Middle School serve?
O'Banion Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does O'Banion Middle School have?
O'Banion Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is O'Banion Middle School?
O'Banion Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees O'Banion Middle School?
O'Banion Middle School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
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