📍 3725 Broadway Blvd, Garland, Dallas County, 75043
Handley el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Handley el enrolls 240 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 53% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 33% |
| White | 10 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 240 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Handley el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Handley el is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Handley el is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large