S Garland H S

Garland Isd · Dallas County · High school

S Garland H S enrolled 1,982 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 91.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 23% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~17 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

S Garland H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 27% in TX-1.3 vs TX
S Garland H S 88.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 37% in TX+12.4 vs TX
S Garland H S 87.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 6% in TX-24.3 vs TX
S Garland H S 20.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 31% in TX-4.0 vs TX
S Garland H S 77.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 43% in TX-1.0 vs TX
S Garland H S 13.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 31% in TX-7.1 vs TX
S Garland H S 18.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 25% in TX-10.4 vs TX
S Garland H S 44.7%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 course45 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 103 · White: 62
Take an AP/IB exam16 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 104 · White: 15
Pass an AP/IB exam12 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 17

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

75808590951002012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248875

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.

102030405020162018202020224520

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.

4060801002012201520182021202481

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.

01020302012201520182021202415

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.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434397

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.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

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

Avg ACT math

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

151617182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

14151617201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT science

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

15161718201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

01020304050201720192022202420252619

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254931

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254418

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

30405060201420172020202320245545

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040602015201720192021202320244435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520252012201520182021202417

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120243612

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336190

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.1%88.5%91.4%83.3%92%
College/career/military ready202493.2%87.5%93.6%93.8%94.1%
Algebra I proficiency202521.6%18.9%22.8%12.5%21.8%
Biology proficiency202533.7%30.5%33.7%42.3%33%
English II proficiency202525.8%17.8%25.7%35.7%25%
Advanced course completion202456.3%44.7%57%62.2%59.1%
Took an AP/IB course202449.3%43.8%50.3%37.5%50.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202420.7%16.3%21.7%15.4%20.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202410.7%11.8%9%10.3%

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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).