PARSONS PRE-K CTR

PARSONS PRE-K CTR is a cozy elementary campus in GARLAND, Texas, run under GARLAND ISD. The school hosts 325 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. PARSONS PRE-K CTR is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PARSONS PRE-K CTR shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Asian, 9% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PARSONS PRE-K CTR is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

ETHRIDGE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARSONS PRE-K CTR.

PARSONS PRE-K CTR operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 37%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 35.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.