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Garland ISD
Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 49,060 students
Garland ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 86 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.7 average of the 326 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 6 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 87.
Ranks 303rd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 46 others), and 25th of 80 in Region 10: Richardson (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
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 87 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 86 | 78.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 84 | 77.0 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 81 | 75.5 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 81 | 76.1 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 80 | 78.0 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Garland ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 10: Richardson
Dallas County
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.
- Garland ISD
- Similar student population (326)
- Region 10: Richardson (80)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 82 | B | 8 |
| School Progress | 86 | B | 4 |
| Closing the Gaps | 85 | B | 5 |
| Academic Growth | 78 | C | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 86 | B | 4 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 4 points below A 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 district that better measure is School Progress (86), so Student Achievement (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 86.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (326)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (326 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 94.4%−1.3 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 95.6%−0.6 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 96.3%+0.5 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 1.3%+0.6 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 95.0% | 88.1% | +6.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 78.4% | 56.0% | +22.4 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 40.5% | 22.9% | +17.6 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 22.1% | 5.5% | +16.6 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 37.4% | 31.5% | +5.9 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 51.6% | 44.5% | +7.1 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 1.8% | 2.3% | −0.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 11.4% | 4.4% | +7.0 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 1.2% | 2.5% | −1.3 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 3.6% | 3.9% | −0.3 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 3.5% | 9.8% | −6.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.4% | 3.2% | −0.8 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 49,060
- Economically disadvantaged
- 73.4%+1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 37.2%+21.7 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 15.4%−3.1 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 93.8%−0.2 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 17.5%−0.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 17.7%
- Hispanic 53.5%
- White 13.3%
- American Indian 1.4%
- Asian 10.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.5%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Garland ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $211 less per student than its peer group, and $800 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $71,895+$8,252 vs similar
- Teachers
- 3,188
- Students per staff member
- 15.4
Teaching experience
- Beginning 5.5%
- 1 to 5 years 27.7%
- 6 to 10 years 19.5%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 15.6%
- Over 30 years 2.8%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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School Progress
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 2
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Relative Performance
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 2
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Earned an industry-based certification
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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2of 14
Earned an associate degree
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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3of 14
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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3of 14
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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3of 14
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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4of 14
Overall score
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure · full ranking
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Student Achievement
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1
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4of 14
Closing the Gaps
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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4of 14
Academic Growth
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure
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4of 14
All Subjects — Approaches
Dallas County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 2
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
66 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Glen Acad for Excel | Elementary | A | 96 | 357 |
| N Garland HS | High School | A | 95 | 2,891 |
| Kimberlin Acad for Excel | Elementary | A | 95 | 447 |
| Lakeview Centennial HS | High School | A | 94 | 2,066 |
| Classical Center at Vial Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 591 |
| Sachse HS | High School | A | 93 | 2,841 |
| Austin Acad for Excell | Middle / Jr. High | A | 93 | 978 |
| Hickman Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 453 |
| Keeley Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 577 |
| Beaver Technology Center | Elementary | A | 92 | 545 |
| Watson Technology Center | Elementary | A | 92 | 560 |
| Cisneros PK Ctr | Elementary | A | 92 | 292 |
| Parsons PK Ctr | Elementary | A | 92 | 263 |
| Garland HS | High School | A | 91 | 2,129 |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 91 | 1,059 |
| B G Hudson MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 91 | 1,059 |
| B H Freeman at Golden Meadows Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 579 |
| Hillside Acad for Excel | Elementary | A | 91 | 444 |
| Herfurth Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 612 |
| Abbett Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 621 |
| Webb MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 90 | 935 |
| Shorehaven Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 346 |
| Luna Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 536 |
| Jackson Technology Center | Middle / Jr. High | B | 89 | 1,138 |
| Bradfield Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 510 |
| Davis Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 416 |
| Ethridge Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 603 |
| John W Armstrong Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 744 |
| Rowlett HS | High School | B | 88 | 2,009 |
| Liberty Grove Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 442 |
| Handley STEM Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 491 |
| Naaman Forest HS | High School | B | 86 | 1,806 |
| Northlake Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 484 |
| Nita Pearson Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 427 |
| Toler Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 451 |
| Spring Creek Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 699 |
| Lyles Collegiate MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 84 | 807 |
| Robert B Sewell Elem | Elementary | B | 84 | 706 |
| Vernal Lister Elem | Elementary | B | 83 | 573 |
| Steadham Elem | Elementary | B | 83 | 497 |
| Sellers MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 82 | 908 |
| Back Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 417 |
| Bullock Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 535 |
| Weaver Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 449 |
| Club Hill STEM Elem | Elementary | B | 80 | 422 |
| Sam Houston MS | Middle / Jr. High | C | 79 | 729 |
| Cooper Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 347 |
| Heather Glen Montclair Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 641 |
| George Washington Carver Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 622 |
| Couch Collegiate Prep Elem | Elementary | C | 78 | 533 |
| S Garland HS | High School | C | 77 | 1,877 |
| Norma Dorsey Elem | Elementary | C | 77 | 577 |
| O'Banion MS | Middle / Jr. High | C | 76 | 743 |
| Roach Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 271 |
| Katherine Stephens Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 440 |
| Daugherty Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 797 |
| MD Williams Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 539 |
| Shugart Elem | Elementary | C | 72 | 446 |
| Southgate STEM Elem | Elementary | C | 72 | 437 |
| Coyle MS Technology Center for Math & Science | Middle / Jr. High | C | 71 | 989 |
| Caldwell Elem | Elementary | C | 70 | 462 |
| Bussey MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 69 | 749 |
| Rowlett Elem | Elementary | D | 69 | 442 |
| Vernon Schrade MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 64 | 599 |
| P A S S Learning Ctr | High School | Not Rated | — | 14 |
| Garland AEC | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 91 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.