Compare N Garland High School with S Garland High School

N Garland High 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 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, S Garland High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.

N Garland High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. S Garland High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at N Garland High School. They make up for 55.35% of student population, followed by Asians (20.73%), African Americans (12.18%), Whites or Caucasians (9.82%), Two or More Races (1.20%) and Native Americans (0.73%).

At S Garland High School, Hispanics make up 79.14% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.21%), Whites or Caucasians (3.99%), Asians (1.85%), Two or More Races (1.34%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, the N Garland High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 72.44% compared to 87.95% at S 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, N Garland High School has 768 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 27.93% of student population. S Garland High School has significantly more ELLs at 1045 or about 48.45% of student population.

N Garland High School’s bilingual students comprise 25.78%, gifted and talented students, 17.67%, while 5.20% are in the special education program. S Garland High School bilingual students comprise 45.80%, gifted and talented students, 2.36%, and 9.41% are in the special education program.

N Garland High School's 157 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.8 years. S Garland High School's 133 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, N Garland High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 47 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 36 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 41 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. S Garland High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 44 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 34 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. N Garland High School employs 85 female teachers and 71 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and 20 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, S Garland High School employs 75 female teachers and 58 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.