Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002048
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL
3101 EDGEWOOD DR, GARLAND, TX 75042 · (972) 494-8330 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
224 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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
87.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-42 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.6:1
% White
16%
was 23%
% Hispanic
41%
was 32%
% Black
15%
was 20%
% Asian
22%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 H SHigh · 2,935 students
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- 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
- BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.6 mi · 562
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.7 mi · 1,157
- BULLOCK EL0.8 mi · 542
- DAVIS EL0.9 mi · 478
- BRADFIELD EL1.0 mi · 525
- O HENRY EL1.3 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCELHow large is WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL?
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL serve?
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL have?
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL?
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL reports a student body of 16% White, 41% Hispanic, 15% Black, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL public or private?
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARLAND ISD.
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