N Garland H S

Garland Isd · Dallas County · High school

N Garland H S enrolled 2,924 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 95.6% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 43% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

N Garland H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 24% in TX+7.8 vs TX
N Garland H S 97.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 8% in TX+22.5 vs TX
N Garland H S 97.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 29% in TX+6.8 vs TX
N Garland H S 51.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 36% in TX+11.8 vs TX
N Garland H S 92.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 14% in TX+17.1 vs TX
N Garland H S 31.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 32% in TX+12.1 vs TX
N Garland H S 38.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 9% in TX+32.6 vs TX
N Garland H S 87.7%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 course88 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 155 · White: 86
Take an AP/IB exam52 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 153 · White: 58
Pass an AP/IB exam44 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 80 · White: 54

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095100201220152018202120249890

College/career/military ready

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

406080100201720192021202320249875

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.

405060708020162018202020225145

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.

60708090100201220152018202120249381

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.

1020304050201220152018202120243215

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 benchmark483434

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.

600800100020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark499

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

Avg ACT math

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

16182022201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

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

16182022201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

182022201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

0204060201720192022202420253826

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

405060708090201720192022202420257949

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4050607080201720192022202420256444

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

405060708090201420172020202320248855

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

3040506070802015201720192021202320246735

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030405060201220152018202120245217

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120244436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336353

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.6%97.6%94.1%92.1%93.5%
College/career/military ready202497.3%97.6%96%100%97.4%
Algebra I proficiency202541.2%38.1%36.9%36.8%38.2%
Biology proficiency202575.5%79.1%67.5%84.7%70.6%
English II proficiency202563%64.4%54.9%77.9%56.9%
Advanced course completion202478.4%87.7%70.3%85.6%74.6%
Took an AP/IB course202468.9%67.1%61.5%69.5%63.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202447%52.3%34.4%57.5%39.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202451.8%43.8%42.2%54.1%49.3%

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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).