📍 1115 Mayfield Ave, Garland, Dallas County, 75041
Southgate el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southgate el enrolls 227 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 15% |
| White | 13 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 227 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southgate 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.
Southgate 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 227 students, Southgate 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