SHUGART EL

SHUGART EL is a medium-sized K-5 school in GARLAND, Texas, one of the schools within GARLAND ISD. The school serves 471 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SHUGART EL is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that teaches 53,173 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SHUGART EL shows that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 40% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SHUGART EL reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHUGART EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHUGART EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is LYLES MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHUGART EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHUGART EL has contracted 19%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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