WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL

WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL, a close-knit K-5 school in GARLAND, Texas, run under GARLAND ISD, instructs 376 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that educates 53,173 students overall.

On demographics, WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Asian, 16% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Dallas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.9%; actual is 83.4%, +35.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 376). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 32% to 41% over that span.

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