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Garland HS

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 2,136 students

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Current score
91/1002025-26
Change
+5 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+12.6 ptsvs 78.4 average · 2,083 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
158 of 2,083tied with 63 others
A91

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 88 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.4 average for 2,083 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
51%vs 44.2% avg · +6.8 pts
Masters
19%vs 17.5% avg · +1.5 pts

Among 1,937 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
64%vs 40.7% avg · +23.3 pts
Masters
33%vs 17.4% avg · +15.6 pts

Among 1,780 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Garland HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.4 average for 2,083 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 5 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 158th of 2,083 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 63 others).

Put the numbers in context

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Jump to a section
  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageGarland HS 8687899091 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 88 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9178.4 2,083 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9077.9 2,068 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8975.8 2,054 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8776.3 2,029 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8681.7 2,013 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement86 B+11.7 vs similar economic context · 1,937 reporting
  • School Progress91 A+11.4 vs similar economic context · 1,931 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps92 A+16.3 vs similar economic context · 1,916 reporting
  • Academic Growth69 D−3.7 vs similar economic context · 1,873 reporting
  • Relative Performance91 A+13.1 vs similar economic context · 1,931 reporting
  • Garland HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,083 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement86B4
School Progress91A—
Closing the Gaps92A—
Academic Growth69D1
Relative Performance91A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (91), so Student Achievement (86) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level78%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,937 reporting
  • Meets grade level51%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,937 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,937 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level83%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level93%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,780 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,780 reporting
  • Masters grade level33%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,780 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 848 reporting
  • Meets grade level66%+25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 848 reporting
  • Masters grade level39%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 848 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,083 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
92.2%−1.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 383 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
94.4%+1.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
96.5%+3.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
2.7%+1.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 385 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
96.0%+9.8 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria96.0%86.2%+9.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 423 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course79.2%59.2%+20.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA38.6%25.7%+12.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)31.2%11.9%+19.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course21.3%32.2%−10.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification44.4%36.9%+7.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.3%−2.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree2.6%7.3%−4.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.9%−4.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness3.6%3.3%+0.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student4.7%8.2%−3.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.9%2.9%−1.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 426 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
539

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
184

34.1% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
253

46.9% of graduates

Not trackable
102

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
539
Selected comparison
256.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
184
Selected comparison
108

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
34.1%
Selected comparison
41.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 rated schools reporting

−7.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
46.9%
Selected comparison
52.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 rated schools reporting

−5.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
18.9%
Selected comparison
5.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 358 rated schools reporting

+13.0 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. DALLAS COLLEGE DISTRICT (009331)87
  2. U. OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (009741)30
  3. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (003646)11

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
2,136
Economically disadvantaged
74.8%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
31.6%+7.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
7.5%−11.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
90.9%−2.7 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
31.8%+12.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Garland HS

African American: 13.2%Hispanic: 58.9%White: 13.3%American Indian: 4.1%Asian: 7.2%Two or More Races: 3.1%
  • African American 13.2%
  • Hispanic 58.9%
  • White 13.3%
  • American Indian 4.1%
  • Asian 7.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,083 reporting for every category shown · 2,083 in full cohort

African American: 13.2%Hispanic: 61.6%White: 19.7%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.1%
  • African American 13.2%
  • Hispanic 61.6%
  • White 19.7%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,129
Economically disadvantaged students
1,592
Emergent bilingual students
673
Special education students
160

Early college pathways

Early College High School
459

TEA-published share: 21.6%

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
362
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,506
TEA-published mobility rate
14.4%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 2,136 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 199 (8.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,136

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−199

Decrease · −8.5%

Change since 2021–22
−250

Decrease · −10.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,136
Selected comparison
637.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,054 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Garland HS
School yearStudents enrolledGarland HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,386 First available year 655.6
2022–23 2,484 Increase of 98 (4.1%) 659.3
2023–24 2,481 Decrease of 3 (0.1%) 656.6
2024–25 2,335 Decrease of 146 (5.9%) 654.1
2025–26 2,136 Decrease of 199 (8.5%) 637.5

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
210

8.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
417

16.83 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,477

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
8.5%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,572 rated schools reporting

−4.7 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
16.83
Selected comparison
31.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,679 rated schools reporting

−14.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Garland HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,483 24 1.0% 52 2.09 9.1% 18.1
2021–22 2,507 199 7.9% 415 16.55 13.0% 30.9
2022–23 2,679 224 8.4% 490 18.29 13.5% 33.4
2023–24 2,656 320 12.1% 730 27.48 13.5% 33
2024–25 2,477 210 8.5% 417 16.83 13.2% 31.7
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Garland HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 210 8.5% 417 16.83 13.2% 31.7
In-school suspensions 154 6.2% 223 9.00 11.7% 23.5
Out-of-school suspensions 97 3.9% 141 5.69 7.7% 11.8
DAEP placements 45 1.8% 51 2.06 5.3% 6.3
Mandatory DAEP placements 45 1.8% 51 2.06 3.7% 4.3
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Garland HS
  • Parent district: Garland ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$15,019
Selected comparison
$13,099

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,066 rated schools reporting

+$1,920 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $15,019 per student for this campus, $18,172 per student for its parent district, Garland ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearGarland HSParent district: Garland ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,169$13,522$13,054$8,041 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,944 rated schools reporting
2019$8,106$11,776$13,108$8,178 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,961 rated schools reporting
2020$8,784$11,425$14,058$8,729 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,982 rated schools reporting
2021$8,805$12,273$14,797$9,292 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 rated schools reporting
2022$8,641$12,983$15,708$10,591 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,013 rated schools reporting
2023$8,647$14,377$16,792$11,160 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,029 rated schools reporting
2024$9,567$17,363$18,125$12,303 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,052 rated schools reporting
2025$15,019$18,172$18,972$13,099 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,066 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$75,244+$8,578 vs similar economic context
Teachers
148+104.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.4+0.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Garland HS

Beginning: 1%1 to 5 years: 20.1%6 to 10 years: 18.6%11 to 20 years: 35.5%21 to 30 years: 23.3%Over 30 years: 1.4%
  • Beginning 1%
  • 1 to 5 years 20.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 35.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 23.3%
  • Over 30 years 1.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,083 reporting for every category shown · 2,083 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.7%1 to 5 years: 27.5%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.2%Over 30 years: 3.7%
  • Beginning 6.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.2%
  • Over 30 years 3.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Garland HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classGarland HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English16.715.3
Secondary languages other than English18.318.1
Secondary math19.616.3
Secondary science2117.6
Secondary social studies2417.6

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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