📍 4349 Waterhouse Dr, Garland, Dallas County, 75043
Glen Couch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Glen Couch el enrolls 325 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 138 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 34% |
| White | 38 | 12% |
| Asian | 20 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 325 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Glen Couch 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.
Glen Couch 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 325 students, Glen Couch 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