📍 730 W Muirfield Rd, Garland, Dallas County, 75044
Abbett el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 652 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stefani Blackman. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abbett el enrolls 652 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 37% |
| White | 147 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 18% |
| Asian | 99 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 652 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Abbett 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 16, state house district 112.
Abbett 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 652 students, Abbett el is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large