WEAVER EL

WEAVER EL is a medium-sized elementary school in GARLAND, Texas, part of GARLAND ISD. The school instructs 460 students in grades pre-K through 5.

GARLAND ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 53,173 students; WEAVER EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEAVER EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder reads as 13% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WEAVER EL lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 85% of students at WEAVER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, WEAVER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WEAVER EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

SELLERS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEAVER EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEAVER EL has contracted 21%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 56% to 72%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.