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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034006416
Shugart Elementary School
4726 ROSEHILL RD, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 240-3700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
428 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 58 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
61%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Shugart Elementary School
Shugart Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shugart Elementary School this school | 471 | 90.9% | 28.6% |
| Eastern Hills Elementary School FORT WORTH | 459 | 92.4% | 16.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School FORT WORTH | 423 | 89.6% | 30.3% |
| Parkdale Elementary School WACO | 497 | 92.4% | 18.6% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School HOUSTON | 587 | 90.6% | 33.7% |
| Maple Lawn Elementary School DALLAS | 511 | 95.1% | 44.1% |
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 Shugart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,779 of 4,401 | #345 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,287 of 4,466 ▲ 974 | #189 of 429 ▲ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,843 of 4,466 ▼ 259 | #355 of 429 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,694 of 3,998 | #231 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,812 of 4,938 | #251 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,205 of 4,622 | #197 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #1,358 of 4,628 | #93 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #972 of 4,789 | #165 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #1,274 of 2,838 | #132 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
471
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 91% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 29.8 | 16.0:1 | 87% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 30.4 | 15.0:1 | 88% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 88% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 34.3 | 16.9:1 | 72% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 82% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 71% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 36% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 38 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shugart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (580 to 471); teachers down 7% (34.3 to 32).
About Shugart Elementary School
Shugart Elementary School, located in GARLAND, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 471 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 76 schools in GARLAND ISD totals 53,173 students.
Hispanic students account for 48% of enrollment at Shugart Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 40% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shugart Elementary School scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 91% of students (428) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
A school with Shugart Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 34.9%. Shugart Elementary School scores 28.6%, 6.2 points below that line.
Census data for Dallas County show 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 Shugart Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Shugart Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lyles Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Shugart Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Shugart Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: 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, Shugart Elementary School had a net gain of 12 students, or 3%.
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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
- Lyles Middle School0.2 mi · 295
- Lyles Collegiate Middle School0.2 mi · 869
- George Washington Carver Elementary School0.8 mi · 640
- Lakeview Centennial High School1.0 mi · 2,073
- Classical Center at Vial Elementary School1.0 mi · 572
- Handley STEM Elementary School1.2 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Shugart Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shugart Elementary School?
Shugart Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Shugart Elementary School serve?
Shugart Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Shugart Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Shugart Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Shugart Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shugart Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 48% Hispanic, 40% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shugart Elementary School?
Shugart Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
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