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Best Elementary Schools
in GARLAND ISD

This page covers 47 elementary schools in GARLAND ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 47
1
rank
LUNA EL
Grades PK–05511 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
ABBETT EL
Grades PK–05652 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
KEELEY EL
Grades PK–05584 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
HICKMAN EL
Grades PK–05464 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
5
rank
KIMBERLIN ACAD FOR EXCEL
Grades PK–05486 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL
Grades KG–05385 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
STEADHAM EL
Grades PK–05518 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
8
rank
JOHN W ARMSTRONG EL
Grades PK–05759 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
HANDLEY EL
Grades 02–05240 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
10
rank
CLASSICAL CENTER AT VIAL EL
Grades KG–05556 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,836
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
37 more elementary schools in GARLAND ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
47
Elementary Schools
72
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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LUNA EL
Score: 53/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.