📍 5119 Heather Glen Dr, Garland, Dallas County, 75043
Heather Glen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heather Glen el enrolls 323 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 17% |
| Asian | 16 | 5% |
| White | 13 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 323 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heather Glen 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 107.
Heather Glen 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 323 students, Heather Glen 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