Elementary · Texas

Handley STEM El

Free meals for all

Handley STEM El, a public elementary school in Garland, Texas: grades k–5, 563 students, 15.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Garland ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 563
Teachers (FTE): 36.9
Students per teacher: 15.3
Grades: K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

More students per teacher than 58% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 59% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

51%proficient

A lower share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

196 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

36%proficient

A lower share proficient than 67% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

261 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Garland ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Garland ISD.

Location

Address: 3725 Broadway Blvd, Garland, TX 75043
Phone: (972)926-2540
City or town: Garland
County: Dallas County

Quality of life in Garland Schools in Garland

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Club Hill STEM ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	443	16.9	42%	31%	0.7 mi
George Washington Carver ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	640	16.9	46%	41%	0.8 mi
Hillside Acad for Excel	K–5	446	16.1	78%	65%	1.1 mi
Shugart ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	471	14.7	41%	35%	1.2 mi
Classical Center at Vial ElFree meals for all	K–5	572	15.8	76%	71%	1.2 mi
Watson Technology Center	K–5	529	16.8	80%	68%	1.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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