SOUTHGATE EL

Set in GARLAND, Texas, SOUTHGATE EL is a very small K-5 school, part of GARLAND ISD. It educates 161 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, SOUTHGATE EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SOUTHGATE EL has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHGATE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows 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. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SOUTHGATE EL is one campus in the mix.

SOUTHGATE STEM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHGATE EL. On composite proficiency, SOUTHGATE EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at SOUTHGATE EL has declined 67%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 161 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 64% to 75%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2024.

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