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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002046
Toler Elementary School
3520 GUTHRIE RD, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 226-3922 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
349 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 | 50 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Toler Elementary School
Toler Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toler Elementary School this school | 425 | 82.1% | 39.4% |
| Mission Bend Glen Elementary School HOUSTON | 460 | 82.6% | 30.8% |
| Camelot Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 492 | 85.6% | 38.0% |
| Dan D Rogers Elementary School DALLAS | 450 | 76.7% | 64.9% |
| Clifton Early Childhood IRVING | 420 | 85.5% | N/A |
| Forman Elementary School PLANO | 473 | 83.9% | 30.2% |
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 Toler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,676 of 4,401 | #199 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,398 of 4,466 ▲ 623 | #98 of 429 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,155 of 4,466 ▲ 419 | #154 of 429 ▲ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,141 of 3,998 | #176 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,279 of 4,938 | #306 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,987 of 4,622 | #279 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #817 of 4,628 | #62 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #1,789 of 4,789 | #268 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #499 of 2,838 | #69 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
425
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
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 | 425 | 27.3 | 15.6:1 | 82% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29.2 | 14.9:1 | 79% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 31.2 | 14.6:1 | 86% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 79% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 36.2 | 16.8:1 | 67% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 78% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 69% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 30% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 33 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (608 to 425); teachers down 25% (36.2 to 27.3).
About Toler Elementary School
Toler Elementary School, located in GARLAND, Texas, is a low-enrollment elementary school. It serves 425 students in pre-K through 5.
Toler Elementary School is one school in a 76-school district, GARLAND ISD, which enrolls 53,173 students.
At Toler Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 50% of the student body. The next largest groups are 24% Black, 11% White, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 9 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 27.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Toler Elementary School scores 39.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.6%.
Dallas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
Lakeview Centennial High School is located about 1.3 miles from Toler Elementary School. The five-mile area around Toler Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.7% proficiency; Toler Elementary School posts 39.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 425, a 10% decrease from 474 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Toler Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Toler Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Toler Elementary. Toler Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Toler ElementarySan Diego, CA · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Centennial High School1.3 mi · 2,073
- Couch Collegiate Prep Elementary School1.4 mi · 524
- Glen Couch Elementary School1.4 mi · 236
- Shugart Elementary School1.7 mi · 471
- Porter Elementary School1.7 mi · 445
- Lyles Collegiate Middle School1.7 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Toler Elementary SchoolHow large is Toler Elementary School?
Toler Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Toler Elementary School serve?
Toler Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Toler Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Toler Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Toler Elementary School?
At Toler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 50% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Toler Elementary School?
Toler Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.