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N Garland High School

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N Garland High School ranks 571 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 72% of Texas high schools

Summary

N Garland High School in Garland, TX, is a large, comprehensive high school serving 2,929 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Garland Independent School District (Isd), and it has earned a 4-star rating for four consecutive years, placing it in the 72nd percentile statewide.

This school stands out as the clear academic leader among traditional public high schools in its area, significantly outperforming nearby Garland High School (37th percentile) and Naaman Forest High School (30th percentile). N Garland excels in core subjects like Biology, where 74.78% of students are proficient—far above the state average of 70.51% and a remarkable 23.7 percentage points higher than Naaman Forest. The school also shines in English I and II, with proficiency rates around 63-69%, and in U.S. History, where 77.75% of students meet standards. However, Algebra I is a notable challenge, with only 49.21% proficient, below both the district and state averages. Despite serving a population where over 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the school achieves a graduation rate consistently above 93% and is particularly effective with specific student groups, ranking in the 88th percentile for African American students and the 75th percentile for low socio-economic status students.

An interesting comparison is with the nearby Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland, a charter school that ranks in the 83rd percentile and outperforms N Garland in nearly every subject, including Algebra I (72% vs. 49%). While Harmony excels in raw test scores, N Garland’s strength lies in its scale, diversity, and efficient use of resources—operating with a higher student-teacher ratio of 17.4 and spending less per student ($9,472) than its district peers, yet achieving better outcomes. A recent decline in support for English Language Learners (dropping from the 84th to 55th percentile) is a red flag to watch, but overall, N Garland is a resilient, high-performing school that consistently delivers strong results for a diverse student body.

2,929

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,844

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2109 W Buckingham Rd
Garland, TX 75042-5099

(972) 675-3120

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

Asian:

22.2%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg59%

Texas avg62%

571^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd)

398^th of 951Garland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	571 of 2009	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	546 of 1974	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	483 of 1990	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	565 of 1961	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	681 of 1876	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	727 of 1861	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	468 of 1857	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	534 of 1797	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	58.7	563 of 1777	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	770 of 1762	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	641 of 1743	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	609 of 1734	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	483 of 1652	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	57.7	616 of 1603	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	557 of 1672	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	700 of 1568	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	777 of 1539	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	837 of 1510	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	859 of 1497	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	841 of 1430	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.0	557 of 1429	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	574 of 1427	59.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	133 of 1086	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	139 of 834	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	145 of 1065	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	128 of 1069	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	183 of 1031	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	230 of 1020	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	243 of 1024	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	240 of 1013	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	255 of 556	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	210 of 428	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	280 of 530	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	214 of 525	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	277 of 507	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	242 of 488	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	216 of 487	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	256 of 486	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	969 of 1837	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1166 of 1829	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	572 of 1810	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	806 of 1784	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	535 of 1195	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	185 of 1153	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	240 of 1437	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	296 of 1371	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	390 of 1278	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	359 of 1195	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	221 of 1136	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	382 of 1113	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	577 of 1936	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	447 of 1504	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	507 of 1880	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	582 of 1891	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	811 of 1841	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	911 of 1815	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	628 of 1798	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	644 of 1781	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	468 of 1206	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	591 of 964	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	573 of 1182	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	623 of 1172	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	684 of 1177	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	697 of 1145	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	678 of 1137	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	721 of 1860	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	480 of 1453	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	607 of 1805	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	623 of 1820	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	772 of 1762	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	889 of 1743	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	493 of 1714	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	592 of 1691	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	491 of 1937	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	321 of 1513	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	333 of 1884	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	414 of 1897	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	505 of 1847	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	617 of 1848	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	356 of 1818	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	390 of 1794	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	594 of 1954	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	481 of 1515	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	553 of 1891	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	554 of 1913	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	628 of 1853	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	583 of 1840	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	397 of 1824	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	534 of 1803	70.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	201 of 713	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	165 of 598	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	178 of 731	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	230 of 677	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	248 of 664	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	185 of 588	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	266 of 604	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	203 of 582	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	101 of 106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	65 of 105	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	497 of 1581	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	618 of 1299	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	549 of 1548	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	589 of 1478	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	604 of 1418	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	487 of 1382	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	568 of 1357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	768 of 1347	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	665 of 1584	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	344 of 1294	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	351 of 1556	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	604 of 1576	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	433 of 1525	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	380 of 1510	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	297 of 1526	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	328 of 1539	78.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)88th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2023)38th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History78%+8 vs state

Biology75%+4 vs state

English II Reading69%+9 vs state

English I Reading63%+8 vs state

Algebra I49%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)		STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
N Garland High School	Public	9-12	2109 W Buckingham Rd	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3120	2,929	168	17.4	71.1%	281 (9.6%)	353 (12.1%)	1,447 (49.4%)	650 (22.2%)	127 (4.3%)	4 (0.1%)	67 (2.3%)	63.8	571^st of 2009 public high schools	71.6%		65.2	546^th of 1974 public high schools	72.3%	25	49.2	74.8	63.3	68.5	77.8						$8,844
Garland High School	Public	9-12	310 S Garland Ave	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8492	2,335	158	14.7	69.1%	319 (13.7%)	304 (13.0%)	1,388 (59.4%)	161 (6.9%)	91 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.0%)	39.1	1257^th of 2009 public high schools	37.4%		40.6	1149^th of 1974 public high schools	41.8%	108	33.1	67.2	44.8	47.9	67.8						$9,345
Texans Can Academy - Garland	Public, Charter	10-12	9704 Skillman St	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 824-4226	6	7	18.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	4.6	14.3	6.3	16.7	31.0						$14,436
Iltexas Garland High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4413 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-3414	604	51	11.8	68.0%	58 (9.6%)	88 (14.6%)	386 (63.9%)	58 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	58.8	721^st of 2009 public high schools	64.1%		46	1016^th of 1974 public high schools	48.5%	295	22.9	67.7	60.8	67.9	75.5						$12,901
Berkner High School	Public	9-12	1600 E Spring Vly Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-7000	2,350	168	13.9	55.3%	350 (14.9%)	675 (28.7%)	886 (37.7%)	347 (14.8%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.3%)	35.6	1346^th of 2009 public high schools	33.0%		32.2	1349^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	3	11.7	57.5	44.5	50.2	68.9						$11,448
Naaman Forest High School	Public	9-12	4843 Naaman Forest Blvd	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3091	1,949	131	14.8	75.4%	191 (9.8%)	384 (19.7%)	1,048 (53.8%)	221 (11.3%)	63 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	33.5	1405^th of 2009 public high schools	30.1%		38.6	1199^th of 1974 public high schools	39.3%	206	37.8	51.1	38.0	49.9	71.4						$9,899
Gilbreath-Reed Career And Technical Center	Public	11-12	4885 N President George Bush	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 487-4588	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Texans Can Academy - Dallas North	Public, Charter	9-12	9704 Skillman	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(241) 824-4226	217	5	43.8	77.0%	7 (3.2%)	67 (30.9%)	136 (62.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5.8	1868^th of 2009 public high schools	7.0%		3.5	1896^th of 1974 public high schools	4.0%	28	20.6	12.5	7.4	18.5	41.4						$12,008
Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland	Public, Charter	7-12	2250 Firewheel	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 814-0059	658	36	18.2	56.2%	186 (28.3%)	138 (21.0%)	201 (30.5%)	108 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	74.7	337^th of 2009 public high schools	83.2%		73.1	343^rd of 1974 public high schools	82.6%	6	72.0	88.5	69.4	77.4	77.5	70.5	66.2	20.3	63.7	25.2	$11,715
Memorial Pathway Academy High School	Public	6-12	2825 S First	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 926-2650	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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Garland Independent School District (Isd)

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N Garland High School ranks 571^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of N Garland High School?

Students at N Garland High School are 49% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 12% African American, 10% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 2,929 students attended N Garland High School.

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