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Garland Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

501 S Jupiter
Garland, TX 75042
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 494-8201
FAX: (972) 485-4936

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Grades PK-12
56,459 students
69 schools

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Social Studies
Attendance Rate

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Accountability Rating

In 2006-2007 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS and SDAA II test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

95% (2007)

96% (2006)

97% (2005)

93% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Math

88% (2007)

88% (2006)

87% (2005)

93% (2004)
The state average for Math was 82% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

88% (2007)

87% (2006)

84% (2005)

91% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2007.

Writing

93% (2007)

92% (2006)

94% (2005)

94% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2007.

Math

90% (2007)

87% (2006)

83% (2005)

91% (2004)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

93% (2007)

90% (2006)

90% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2007.

Science

81% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

Math

93% (2007)

91% (2006)

91% (2005)

85% (2004)
The state average for Math was 85% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

93% (2007)

93% (2006)

85% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2007.

Math

76% (2007)

79% (2006)

67% (2005)

76% (2004)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

89% (2007)

81% (2006)

80% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Writing

93% (2007)

90% (2006)

87% (2005)

91% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2007.

Math

79% (2007)

69% (2006)

60% (2005)

73% (2004)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

91% (2007)

84% (2006)

83% (2005)

90% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Social Studies

92% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 87% in 2007.

Science

72% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 70% in 2007.

Math

73% (2007)

67% (2006)

60% (2005)

67% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading

87% (2007)

88% (2006)

83% (2005)

85% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2007.

Math

62% (2007)

60% (2006)

63% (2005)

62% (2004)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies

88% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 86% in 2007.

Science

57% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2007.

English Language Arts

85% (2007)

84% (2006)

68% (2005)

81% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2007.

Math

59% (2007)

61% (2006)

60% (2005)

70% (2004)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies

94% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 94% in 2007.

Science

76% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

English Language Arts

91% (2007)

87% (2006)

91% (2005)

90% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2007.

Math

80% (2007)

77% (2006)

84% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the tests

In 2006-2007, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	93%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	91%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	86%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	92%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	79%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	82%
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	70%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	95%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	77%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	96%
Male	91%
African American	90%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	94%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	76%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	89%
Male	91%
African American	85%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	86%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	77%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	84%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	92%
African American	91%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	88%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	89%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	81%
Female	78%
Male	83%
African American	70%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	88%
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	77%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	93%
African American	85%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	88%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	88%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	86%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	73%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	78%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	77%
Male	76%
African American	69%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	81%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	47%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	91%
Male	86%
African American	86%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	69%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	72%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	96%
Male	90%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	85%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	77%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	80%
Male	77%
African American	70%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	62%
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	46%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	89%
African American	88%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	94%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	73%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	91%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	83%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	72%
Female	68%
Male	76%
African American	64%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	58%
Native American	82%
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	59%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	32%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	73%
Female	71%
Male	74%
African American	65%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	71%
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	45%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Non-migrant	73%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	90%
Male	83%
African American	82%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	84%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	59%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	62%
Female	64%
Male	60%
African American	51%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	51%
Native American	63%
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	51%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Special education	25%
Not special education	64%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	67%
Non-migrant	62%
Gifted/talented	94%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	88%
Female	87%
Male	88%
African American	82%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	86%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	61%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	55%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	57%
Female	54%
Male	60%
African American	44%
Asian	69%
Hispanic	43%
Native American	56%
White	74%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	43%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Special education	20%
Not special education	59%
Limited English proficient	16%
Not limited English proficient	61%
Non-migrant	57%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	81%
African American	83%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	76%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	55%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	58%
Male	60%
African American	45%
Asian	74%
Hispanic	46%
Native American	56%
White	74%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	45%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	20%
Not special education	61%
Limited English proficient	23%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	93%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	94%
African American	91%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	82%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	76%
Female	75%
Male	77%
African American	65%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	65%
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	44%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	98%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	89%
African American	89%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	91%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	74%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	49%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	79%
Male	82%
African American	68%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	72%
Native American	83%
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	50%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	45%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	21	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	10	11
Beginning teachers	12%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	20	20
Grade 1	20	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	19	20
Grade 4	19	20
Grade 5	23	22
Grade 6	23	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	22	21
Math (middle and high school)	22	20
Science (middle and high school)	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	25	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	41%	46%
White	33%	36%
African American	19%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	47%	47%
Special education	10%	11%
Gifted/talented students	7%	8%
Limited English proficient	24%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,490	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	62%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	18%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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