STEADHAM EL

STEADHAM EL is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in ROWLETT, Texas, run under GARLAND ISD, serveing 490 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 76 schools in GARLAND ISD (53,173 students total), STEADHAM EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, STEADHAM EL shows that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 16% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, STEADHAM EL logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, STEADHAM EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 36.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. STEADHAM EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is VERNON SCHRADE MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STEADHAM EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

STEADHAM EL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 32% to 16%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.