R F Hartman Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 92 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 93 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Garland High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 90 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For R F Hartman Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Garland High School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at R F Hartman Elementary School. They make up for 33.27% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.82%), Hispanics (20.04%), Asians (19.84%), Two or More Races (5.84%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Garland High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.64%), African Americans (13.13%), Asians (6.91%), Native Americans (3.93%) and Two or More Races (3.02%).

Based on household incomes, the R F Hartman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 42.41% compared to 69.21% at Garland High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, R F Hartman Elementary School has 163 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 31.71% of student population. Garland High School has significantly more ELLs at 832 or about 35.92% of student population.

In addition, R F Hartman Elementary School has 29.57% bilingual students, 2.53% are in the gifted and talented program, while 37.74% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garland High School with 34.80% bilingual students, 23.75% gifted and talented students and 7.47% students in the special education program.

R F Hartman Elementary School's 42 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 8 years. Garland High School's 157 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, R F Hartman Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Garland High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 31 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 54 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. R F Hartman Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 28 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Garland High School employs 81 female teachers and 76 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.