Glen Couch Elementary School
- Elementary school in Garland ISD
- Garland, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Garland ISD: B
Total students
540
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Garland ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Garland ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 90%
Glen Couch Elementary School is an elementary school in Garland, TX, in the Garland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 540 students. 50.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,809, which is $922 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
4349 Waterhouse DrGarland, TX 75043-2061
Office phone number
Principal
- Sharika Fairfax
- A157@garlandisd.net
- (972) 240-1801
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Glen Couch Elementary School 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
540
African American
201 (37.2%)
Garland ISD: 18.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Garland ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
43 (8%)
Garland ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
193 (35.7%)
Garland ISD: 52.3%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.4%)
Garland ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
74 (13.7%)
Garland ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
25 (4.6%)
Garland ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
50.7 %
Garland ISD: 49.7%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
85.2 %
Garland ISD: 74.1%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
23.5 %
Garland ISD: 36.7%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
22.4 %
Garland ISD: 35.1%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0.2 %
Garland ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10 %
Garland ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Garland ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Garland ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Garland ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
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.
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
16.2 %
Garland ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 15%
African American
20.2 %
Garland ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Garland ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
6.1 %
Garland ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
11.5 %
Garland ISD: 13%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Garland ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
19.6 %
Garland ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
21.7 %
Garland ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
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
36.1
African American
5 (13.8%)
Garland ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (5.5%)
Garland ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
10 (27.7%)
Garland ISD: 23.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
18.1 (50.1%)
Garland ISD: 52.4%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.8%)
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 (0%)
Garland ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
28 (77.5%)
Garland ISD: 67.4%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
8.1 (22.5%)
Garland ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
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
15
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
9.8 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
$59,809
Garland ISD: $60,720
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$56,324
Garland ISD: $50,345
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$57,330
Garland ISD: $57,738
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$59,458
Garland ISD: $60,186
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$61,560
Garland ISD: $62,651
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$64,428
Garland ISD: $65,711
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Garland ISD: $71,368
Statewide: $71,111