Garland H S

Garland Isd · Dallas County · High school

Garland H S enrolled 2,316 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.4% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 31% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Garland H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 45% in TX+4.9 vs TX
Garland H S 94.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 32% in TX+14.0 vs TX
Garland H S 89.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 33% in TX-4.6 vs TX
Garland H S 40.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 49% in TX+6.2 vs TX
Garland H S 87.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 22% in TX+10.5 vs TX
Garland H S 25.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 43% in TX+5.3 vs TX
Garland H S 31.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 12% in TX+26.7 vs TX
Garland H S 81.8%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course82 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 132 · White: 86
Take an AP/IB exam40 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 132 · White: 62
Pass an AP/IB exam53 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 53 · White: 76

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

80859095100201220152018202120249590

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320248975

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

304050607020162018202020224540

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60708090100201220152018202120248781

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

1020304050201220152018202120242515

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark454434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40060080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark481

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242316

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242217

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

02040602017201920222024202531

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060201720192022202420256349

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

2030405060702017201920222024202545

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

405060708090201420172020202320248255

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

30405060702015201720192021202320244635

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

1020304050201220152018202120244017

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120245336

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336304

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.4%94.7%92.2%96.8%94.2%
College/career/military ready202492.9%89.1%92.7%98.4%92.7%
Algebra I proficiency202536.7%31.3%36.5%47.6%36%
Biology proficiency202557.7%62.5%48.8%80%53.2%
English II proficiency202546.4%45%38.4%82.1%38.2%
Advanced course completion202476.3%81.8%71.4%85.7%72.8%
Took an AP/IB course202455.3%45.5%48.6%67.2%51.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202439.7%40.2%29.6%62%31.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202457.4%52.8%41.2%76.3%47.3%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).