Garland Alternative Education Center
- Elementary/secondary school in Garland ISD
- Garland, TX
- 5th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
Total students
124
Avg. teacher experience
11.9 years
Garland ISD: 10.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Garland ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Garland Alternative Education Center is an elementary/secondary school in Garland, TX, in the Garland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 124 students. 96% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 36.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,001, which is $6,527 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2015 S Country Club RdGarland, TX 75041-2119
Office phone number
Principal
- Darrin Hemphill
- A053@garlandisd.net
- (972) 926-2691
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
124
African American
36 (29%)
Garland ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (2.4%)
Garland ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (2.4%)
Garland ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
60 (48.4%)
Garland ISD: 52.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
14 (11.3%)
Garland ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (6.5%)
Garland ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
96 %
Garland ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
73.4 %
Garland ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
37.9 %
Garland ISD: 40.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
36.3 %
Garland ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.6 %
Garland ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.1 %
Garland ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Garland ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Garland ISD: 93.4%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Garland ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Garland ISD: 98.4%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Garland ISD: 94.4%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Garland ISD: 95%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Garland ISD: 92.1%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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: 1.5%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Garland ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Garland ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Garland ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Garland ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Garland ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Garland ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
46.3 %
Garland ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
57.3 %
Garland ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
21.4 %
Garland ISD: 14%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
18.2 %
Garland ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
43 %
Garland ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
44.6 %
Garland ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
50 %
Garland ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
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 2022-2023 school year.
All students
N/A
Garland ISD: 30.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Garland ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Garland ISD: 19.5%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Garland ISD: 59.3%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Garland ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
N/A
Garland ISD: 35.5%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Garland ISD: 30.5%
Statewide: 26.9%
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 2022-2023 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: 36.6%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Garland ISD: 24.6%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Garland ISD: 25%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Garland ISD: 55.1%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Garland ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Garland ISD: 52.8%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Garland ISD: 42.6%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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: 925
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Garland ISD: 20.2
Statewide: 19.2
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 2022-2023.
Reading
N/A
Garland ISD: 68%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
N/A
Garland ISD: 65.5%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
N/A
Garland ISD: 58.1%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
63.8
African American
24 (37.6%)
Garland ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0.1 (0.1%)
Garland ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (4.7%)
Garland ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
6.7 (10.5%)
Garland ISD: 24%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
29.3 (45.8%)
Garland ISD: 47.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.8 (1.2%)
Garland ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.3 (0.5%)
Garland ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
34.5 (54%)
Garland ISD: 69.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
28.5 (44.7%)
Garland ISD: 28%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0.5 (0.8%)
Garland ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
1.9
Garland ISD: 14.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
11.9 years
Garland ISD: 10.8 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
$69,001
Garland ISD: $66,462
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,062
Garland ISD: $59,982
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,237
Garland ISD: $62,709
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,642
Garland ISD: $65,486
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,650
Garland ISD: $69,278
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,677
Garland ISD: $72,707
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$82,671
Garland ISD: $76,210
Statewide: $74,014