📍 3131 Mars Dr, Garland, Dallas County, 75040
Vernal Lister el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Natali Legeros. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vernal Lister el enrolls 537 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Asian and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 40% |
| Asian | 134 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 18% |
| White | 73 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 537 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vernal Lister 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.
Vernal Lister 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 537 students, Vernal Lister 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