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SACHSE H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SACHSE H S
Set in SACHSE, Texas, SACHSE H S is a substantial senior high, run under GARLAND ISD. It enrolls 2,935 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 269% above typical.
GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. SACHSE H S is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, SACHSE H S lists that the largest single group is White at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, SACHSE H S logs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SACHSE H S higher than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SACHSE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.4%; SACHSE H S posts 69.0%, +14.6 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows 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. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which SACHSE H S is one.
The closest other public school is B G HUDSON MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SACHSE H S. On composite proficiency, SACHSE H S comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.
SACHSE H S operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 2,765 students in 2018 compared to 2,935 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 35% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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