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Southgate STEM Elem

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 439 students

Current score
72/1002025-26
Change
−9 ptssince 2022-23
Score vs similar economic context
−5.7 ptsvs 77.7 average · 1,857 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,318 of 1,857tied with 39 others
C72

At a glance

The available rating history is moving down. The current score is below the 77.7 average for 1,857 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

12.4% −10.9 pts vs 23.3%

  • 12.4% is 10.9 percentage points lower than the 23.3% average among 1,747 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Attendance above the similar-context average

94.5% +1.5 pts vs 93%

  • 94.5% is 1.5 percentage points above the 93% average among 1,753 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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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

Southgate STEM Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 72 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.7 average for 1,857 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 9 points since 2022-23.

Ranks 1,318th of 1,857 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 39 others).

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

4 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageSouthgate STEM Elem 81817872 2022-232023-242024-252025-26

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
2025-26C7277.7 1,857 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7877.4 1,840 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8173.9 1,823 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8173.3 1,819 reporting79.1 7,377 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 Achievement64 D−6.2 vs similar economic context · 1,722 reporting
  • School Progress72 C−6.9 vs similar economic context · 1,719 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps71 C−4.1 vs similar economic context · 1,710 reporting
  • Academic Growth70 C−3.3 vs similar economic context · 1,697 reporting
  • Relative Performance72 C−4.8 vs similar economic context · 1,718 reporting
  • Southgate STEM Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,857 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement64D6
School Progress72C8
Closing the Gaps71C9
Academic Growth70C10
Relative Performance72C8

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 8 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

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 (72), so Student Achievement (64) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 72.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level61%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
  • Meets grade level35%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,722 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level62%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level61%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,627 reporting
  • Meets grade level25%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,627 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,627 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,857 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.

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.

Who this school serves

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

Students
439
Economically disadvantaged
94.7%+2.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
65.0%+23.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
26.3%+8.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.5%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
12.4%−10.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Southgate STEM Elem

African American: 8.5%Hispanic: 80.8%White: 4.3%American Indian: 0.7%Asian: 2.5%Two or More Races: 3.2%
  • African American 8.5%
  • Hispanic 80.8%
  • White 4.3%
  • American Indian 0.7%
  • Asian 2.5%
  • Two or More Races 3.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,857 reporting for every category shown · 1,857 in full cohort

African American: 15%Hispanic: 77.1%White: 4.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.5%
  • African American 15%
  • Hispanic 77.1%
  • White 4.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.5%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
437
Economically disadvantaged students
414
Emergent bilingual students
284
Special education students
115

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
36
Students in TEA mobility denominator
348
TEA-published mobility rate
10.3%

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 439 students in 2025–26, an increase of 8 (1.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
439

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+8

Increase · +1.9%

Change since 2022–23
+234

Increase · +114.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
439
Selected comparison
561.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,838 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Southgate STEM Elem
School yearStudents enrolledSouthgate STEM ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2022–23 205 First available year 604.8
2023–24 274 Increase of 69 (33.7%) 594.7
2024–25 431 Increase of 157 (57.3%) 587.9
2025–26 439 Increase of 8 (1.9%) 561.2

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
12

2.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
23

5.05 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
455

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
2.6%
Selected comparison
13.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,091 rated schools reporting

−10.5 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
5.05
Selected comparison
30.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,182 rated schools reporting

−25.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Southgate STEM Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2022–23 230 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 305 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 455 12 2.6% 23 5.05 13.1% 30.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Southgate STEM Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 12 2.6% 23 5.05 13.1% 30.8
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 11 2.4% 15 3.30 9.5% 15.8
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
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.

$8k$14k$20k20232025
  • Southgate STEM Elem
  • Parent district: Garland ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,014
Selected comparison
$13,293

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,839 rated schools reporting

−$279 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,014 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
YearSouthgate STEM ElemParent district: Garland ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2023$8,491$14,377$16,792$11,855 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,819 rated schools reporting
2024$12,519$17,363$18,125$12,737 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,827 rated schools reporting
2025$13,014$18,172$18,972$13,293 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,839 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
$70,414+$1,953 vs similar economic context
Teachers
32−7.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.5−1.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Southgate STEM Elem

Beginning: 3.1%1 to 5 years: 31.9%6 to 10 years: 27.9%11 to 20 years: 12.4%21 to 30 years: 21.7%Over 30 years: 3.1%
  • Beginning 3.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 31.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 27.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 12.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 21.7%
  • Over 30 years 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,857 reporting for every category shown · 1,857 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.6%1 to 5 years: 27%6 to 10 years: 18.7%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.9%Over 30 years: 3.5%
  • Beginning 7.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 27%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.5%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Southgate STEM Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classSouthgate STEM Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten20.318.1
Grade 12218.3
Grade 22218.3
Grade 320.318.4
Grade 410.518.3
Grade 51419.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 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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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057909162.