VERNAL LISTER EL

As a reasonably sized elementary school in GARLAND, Texas, VERNAL LISTER EL teaches 586 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under GARLAND ISD.

Within GARLAND ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 53,173 students, VERNAL LISTER EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, VERNAL LISTER EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 31% Asian, 20% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, VERNAL LISTER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -5.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. VERNAL LISTER EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERNAL LISTER EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 469 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 20% to 31%.

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