Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002040
Roach Elementary School
1811 MAYFIELD AVE, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972) 926-2580 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
278 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
30%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 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 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like Roach Elementary School
Roach Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roach Elementary School this school | 315 | 88.3% | 36.3% |
| Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center HOUSTON | 335 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Kinkeade Early Childhood IRVING | 308 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Lawrence Elementary School MESQUITE | 284 | 89.4% | 48.0% |
| Clear Spring Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 314 | 84.4% | 30.8% |
| Harris Elementary School AUSTIN | 285 | 91.6% | 20.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Roach Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,031 of 4,401 | #238 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,345 of 4,466 ▼ 501 | #309 of 429 ▼ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,259 of 4,466 ▼ 244 | #163 of 429 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,417 of 3,998 | #200 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #4,103 of 4,938 | #390 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,065 of 4,622 | #77 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #3,427 of 4,628 | #320 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #1,257 of 4,789 | #197 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #410 of 2,838 | #51 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
315
-106 (-25%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 315 | 23.5 | 13.4:1 | 88% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 27.9 | 12.1:1 | 94% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27.5 | 14.1:1 | 82% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 82% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 69% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 76% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 41% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roach Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (463 to 315); teachers down 22% (30 to 23.5).
About Roach Elementary School
Roach Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in GARLAND, Texas. It has an enrollment of 315 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Roach Elementary School is a school in GARLAND ISD. The district has 76 schools and 53,173 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Roach Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 4% White, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Based on 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Roach Elementary School has a ratio of 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.0%.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Roach Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Southgate STEM Elementary School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roach Elementary School. Roach Elementary School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Roach Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Roach Elementary School had a net loss of 106 students, or 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
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 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
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Southgate STEM Elementary School0.6 mi · 431
- Southgate Elementary School0.6 mi · 161
- Caldwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 422
- Ignite Community School - Garland1.0 mi · 227
- Montclair Elementary School1.2 mi · 557
- O'Banion Middle School1.4 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Roach Elementary SchoolHow large is Roach Elementary School?
Roach Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Roach Elementary School serve?
Roach Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roach Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roach Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roach Elementary School?
At Roach Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Roach Elementary School in?
Roach Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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