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Abbett Elementary

Q: Is Abbett Elementary a good school?

Abbett Elementary ranks 1090 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1090^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Abbett Elementary in Garland, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 710 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, part of the Garland Independent School District (Isd). Over 61% of its students come from low socio-economic backgrounds, yet the school has shown a remarkable upward trajectory, earning a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year and ranking in the 76th percentile statewide—a strong rebound from a dip just two years prior.

What truly sets Abbett apart is its exceptional performance with specific student groups, often outperforming its overall rank. For instance, the school ranks in the 84th percentile for both low-income students and English Language Learners, and in the 83rd percentile for African American students. This "Abbett Effect" means the school is particularly effective at closing achievement gaps, a feat that stands out even when compared to nearby schools in the higher-rated Plano Independent School District (Isd), such as Miller Elementary (59th percentile) and Stinson Elementary (62nd percentile). Additionally, Abbett’s Gifted and Talented program ranked in the elite 98th percentile in 2024-2025, showing it excels at supporting both struggling and high-achieving students.

This success is especially noteworthy given Abbett’s resources: its per-student spending ($8,993) is lower than many neighbors, and its student-teacher ratio (17.5:1) is higher than schools like Big Springs Elementary (11.5:1). Despite this, Abbett now consistently outperforms district and state averages in core subjects like Reading and Math. While its Spanish-language STAAR results show some inconsistency, the overall trend is one of rapid, school-wide improvement, making Abbett a compelling choice for families seeking a school that delivers strong results for all students.

710

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,090

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 W Muirfield Rd
Garland, TX 75044-4102

(972) 675-3000

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

23.0%

African American:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 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 school58%

District avg55%

Texas avg50%

1,090^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 43Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	1090 of 4627	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	1580 of 4651	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	2718 of 4710	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	1555 of 4647	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1807 of 4581	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	2130 of 4578	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1445 of 4479	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1425 of 4359	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.5	1004 of 4329	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.4	1451 of 4286	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	1142 of 4320	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.1	1355 of 4260	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	88.3	284 of 4221	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	552 of 4206	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	596 of 4095	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	565 of 3937	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	479 of 3884	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	500 of 3768	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	584 of 3724	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	669 of 3476	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	84.1	242 of 3475	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	226 of 3465	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	402 of 2406	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	423 of 1905	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	33.1	1767 of 2443	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1259 of 2443	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1505 of 2421	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1830 of 2444	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1137 of 2515	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	539 of 2483	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	602 of 999	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	687 of 814	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	833 of 1045	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	728 of 1015	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	839 of 957	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	837 of 967	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	438 of 1009	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	507 of 1005	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	937 of 4461	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	549 of 4331	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	1196 of 4295	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	2070 of 4240	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	263 of 1643	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	1515 of 2918	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2371 of 3668	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.1	754 of 3556	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	959 of 3487	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	501 of 3446	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	1010 of 3333	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1539 of 3226	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	1365 of 4575	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	52.6	1621 of 3744	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	2952 of 4658	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	1728 of 4588	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	2200 of 4561	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	2507 of 4499	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	1179 of 4348	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	1565 of 4306	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	40 of 2619	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	63.8	1245 of 2980	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	2341 of 2958	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	72.8	786 of 3006	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.1	929 of 3106	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	1065 of 4413	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.9	1676 of 3644	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	3023 of 4465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	1397 of 4401	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1458 of 4376	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	1734 of 4329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	1452 of 4188	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	2447 of 4168	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	729 of 4520	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	1341 of 3705	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	2824 of 4594	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	1391 of 4521	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1585 of 4477	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	1609 of 4451	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	1916 of 4309	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2189 of 4264	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	918 of 4582	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	1168 of 3739	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	2367 of 4647	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	1368 of 4585	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	1551 of 4563	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	1859 of 4498	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	1703 of 4357	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1383 of 4319	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	905 of 1106	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	961 of 975	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	886 of 1099	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	590 of 1004	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	555 of 1112	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	248 of 1046	76.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1195 of 4301	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	43.8	1932 of 3549	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	3995 of 4292	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1828 of 4086	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	1654 of 3952	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	985 of 3799	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	766 of 3684	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	1317 of 3558	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	991 of 3006	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	859 of 2612	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	1967 of 3108	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	1521 of 3106	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1841 of 3082	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	2069 of 3082	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1441 of 3142	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	1350 of 3127	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)79th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 17, 2017

I feel that there are some excellent teachers at Abbett. However, they have no backup in the classroom from administration and therefore there are a plethora of behavioral problems that are swept under the rug in addition to bullying! Bullying in elementary school should not even be an issue should it??? It feels real warm and fuzzy on the outside. Then, when you become a part of the school, you realize that warm and fuzzy feeling was just lines of bull. Not from most teachers though. The teachers deserve a raise!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 25, 2016

The teachers at Abbett Elementary are great. However, the administration this year is just awful. We have had instances where kids were violent in class rooms, throwing objects, kicking walls, pushing other kids head into walls repeatedly etc. and the student was not punished whatsoever. Being sent to the principal's office WAS the punishment. We had another instance that a child touched another child's private parts, but it was over looked because "they were singing and their arms may have been flying around causing this child to touch another's butt and vagina". Nothing happened. When I talked to the principal, she said she would look over first time offenses of inappropriate touch until a child is 9 years old, UNLESS a child is sitting in a chair in class, another child gets up in the middle of class and goes over and touches another student's private parts. SCARE! Bottom line, the administration at Abbett does nothing in order to keep offenses to be reported to the state.

Abbett has a "School Wide Management" plan, which is separate from GISD's code of conduct, that allows students to commit "Level 3 Offenses" such as, fighting, racial slurs, sexual assault, etc. up to 7 times before being suspended. And the absolute best part of this management plan is that it is RESET every six weeks. So all students start with a clean slate to repeat offenses 7 times within a six weeks before being suspended.

If I were you, I would consider sending your child anywhere but here unless new administration is brought in. The current administration does not send out the "School Wide Management" plan at the beginning of the year, so you only find out about it once something has happened and you ask them to provide it to you. Close Quote

Schools Near Abbett Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Abbett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 W Muirfield Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3000	710	41	17.5	61.3%	163 (23.0%)	127 (17.9%)	283 (39.9%)	88 (12.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	71.1	1090^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.4%		60	1580^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	490	11.1		57.1			57.5	61.7	62.7		49.4	59.8	60.3		$8,090
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Spring Creek Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3060	673	40	16.8	71.5%	115 (17.1%)	108 (16.0%)	277 (41.2%)	138 (20.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	58.8	1661^st of 4627 public elementary schools	64.1%		61.4	1512^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.5%	149	52.9	42.9	38.5		25.0	52.5	50.0	63.2		45.7	55.5	50.0		$8,302
Luna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Lochness Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 675-3040	544	30	18.4	37.5%	162 (29.8%)	78 (14.3%)	149 (27.4%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	93	245^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.7%		87.7	467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	222						83.6	88.4	84.3		72.6	65.2	66.7		$9,043
Stinson Elementary	Public	K-5	4201 Greenfield Dr	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3400	463	37	12.5	18.1%	154 (33.3%)	33 (7.1%)	56 (12.1%)	181 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	56.8	1767^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.8%		89.6	382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.8%	1385						45.5	62.2	62.2		38.4	51.1	54.9		$9,235
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	5651 Coventry Dr	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-2700	315	26	12.2	23.2%	122 (38.7%)	33 (10.5%)	56 (17.8%)	78 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	53.9	1914^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.6%		68.3	1199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.2%	715						44.1	56.7	59.0		42.4	48.5	52.5		$11,389
John W Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ben Davis Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7480	724	41	17.7	41.2%	244 (33.7%)	98 (13.5%)	173 (23.9%)	154 (21.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	87.1	503^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	89.1%		88.5	427^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%	76						69.3	74.8	77.1		69.3	81.6	53.3		$8,411
Iltexas Garland Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	941	60	15.7	72.8%	72 (7.7%)	154 (16.4%)	589 (62.6%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.7%)	39	2825^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.8	3201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	31.2%	376		40.0		0.0		42.3	54.0	51.0		35.9	39.3	40.7		$9,154
Vernal Lister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3030	586	40	14.7	79.4%	55 (9.4%)	116 (19.8%)	206 (35.2%)	180 (30.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	58.5	1679^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.7%		46	2388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	709	25.0	75.0	55.6			45.1	56.5	69.6		46.0	54.7	46.1		$10,249
Schell Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 E Renner Rd	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6600	403	31	13.1	33.0%	98 (24.3%)	55 (13.6%)	56 (13.9%)	171 (42.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	72.2	1040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.5%		70.7	1105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%	65						65.2	62.5	67.7		59.7	51.3	52.2		$8,949
Big Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3301 W Campbell Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8100	403	35	11.5	42.2%	145 (36.0%)	75 (18.6%)	110 (27.3%)	47 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	60.5	1595^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.5%		63.4	1416^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.6%	179						44.9	74.0	59.2	60.3	31.3	62.0	43.1	52.5	$14,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Abbett Elementary

What district is Abbett Elementary in?

Garland Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Abbett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Abbett Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Abbett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Abbett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Austin Academy For Excell
Middle : B G Hudson Middle
Middle : Bussey Middle
Middle : Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle
Middle : Jackson Technology Center
Middle : O'Banion Middle
Middle : Sam Houston Middle
Middle : Sellers Middle
Middle : Vernon Schrade Middle
Middle : Webb Middle
High : Garland High School
High : Lakeview Centennial High School
High : N Garland High School
High : Naaman Forest High School
High : Rowlett High School
High : S Garland High School
High : Sachse High School

What is the racial makeup of Abbett Elementary?

Students at Abbett Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 23% White, 18% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Abbett Elementary a good school?

Abbett Elementary ranks 1090^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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