Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not rated

Garland ISD: B

Total students

76

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Garland ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Garland ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Garland Alternative Education Center is an elementary/secondary school in Garland, TX, in the Garland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 76 students. 92.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not rated for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,413, which is $4,526 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.garlandisd.net/gaec

Address

2015 S Country Club Rd
Garland, TX 75041-2119

Office phone number

(972) 926-2691

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Garland Alternative Education Center are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

76

African American

25 (32.9%)

Garland ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.3%)

Garland ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

37 (48.7%)

Garland ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Garland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (14.5%)

Garland ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (2.6%)

Garland ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

32.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

48.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

14.5%

Two or more races

2.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

92.1 %

Garland ISD: 49.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

88.2 %

Garland ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

25 %

Garland ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

92.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

26.3 %

Garland ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.6 %

Garland ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.5 %

Garland ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.3%

Gifted and talented

2.6%

Special education

14.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not rated

Garland ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated

Garland ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated

Garland ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated

Garland ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Garland ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Garland ISD: 94%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Garland ISD: 89.7%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Garland ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Garland ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Garland ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Garland ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Garland ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Garland ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Garland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Garland ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Garland ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Garland ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.6 %

Garland ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35.9 %

Garland ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Garland ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Garland ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21.5 %

Garland ISD: 13%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.9 %

Garland ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Garland ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

N/A

Garland ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Garland ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Garland ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Garland ISD: 56.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Garland ISD: 23%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Garland ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Garland ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Garland ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Garland ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Garland ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Garland ISD: 51.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Garland ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Garland ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Garland ISD: 45%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Garland ISD: 957

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Garland ISD: 21.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

N/A

Garland ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Garland ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Garland ISD: 40.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

53.7

African American

20.2 (37.7%)

Garland ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Garland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.2 (4%)

Garland ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.3 (11.8%)

Garland ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2 (0.3%)

Garland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.1 (43.1%)

Garland ISD: 52.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.7 (3.1%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.8 (1.5%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

27.2 (50.7%)

Garland ISD: 67.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

24.9 (46.3%)

Garland ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.8 (1.5%)

Garland ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

1.4

Garland ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Garland ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,413

Garland ISD: $60,720

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,722

Garland ISD: $50,345

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,434

Garland ISD: $57,738

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,566

Garland ISD: $60,186

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,871

Garland ISD: $62,651

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,769

Garland ISD: $65,711

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$77,064

Garland ISD: $71,368

Statewide: $71,111

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