Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034022818
SOUTHGATE STEM EL
1115 MAYFIELD AVE, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972) 926-2590 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
406 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 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 2024, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
About SOUTHGATE STEM EL
Located at 1115 MAYFIELD AVE, in GARLAND, Texas, SOUTHGATE STEM EL is a compact primary school that caters to 431 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of GARLAND ISD.
GARLAND ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 53,173 students; SOUTHGATE STEM EL is among them.
Demographically, SOUTHGATE STEM EL lists that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 8% Black, 5% White, 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, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTHGATE STEM EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at SOUTHGATE STEM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, SOUTHGATE STEM EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 25.7%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which SOUTHGATE STEM EL is one.
The closest other public school is SOUTHGATE EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHGATE STEM EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHGATE STEM EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.0%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
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- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- NAAMAN FOREST H SHigh · 1,949 students
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTERMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHGATE EL0.0 mi · 161
- CALDWELL EL0.5 mi · 422
- ROACH EL0.6 mi · 315
- IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - GARLAND0.9 mi · 227
- MONTCLAIR EL0.9 mi · 557
- HEATHER GLEN EL1.0 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHGATE STEM ELHow many students attend SOUTHGATE STEM EL?
SOUTHGATE STEM EL enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SOUTHGATE STEM EL serve?
SOUTHGATE STEM EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTHGATE STEM EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHGATE STEM EL is approximately 14.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHGATE STEM EL?
At SOUTHGATE STEM EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHGATE STEM EL?
SOUTHGATE STEM EL is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
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