Hillside Acad For Excel
- Elementary school in Garland ISD
- Garland, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Garland ISD: N/A
Total students
463
Avg. teacher experience
12.1 years
Garland ISD: 10.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Garland ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Hillside Acad For Excel is an elementary school in Garland, TX, in the Garland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 463 students. 51.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.9% 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 $65,753, which is $3,279 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
600 Keen DrGarland, TX 75041-3799
Office phone number
Principal
- Elizabeth Murdoch
- A125@garlandisd.net
- (972) 926-2550
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Hillside Acad For Excel 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
463
African American
60 (13%)
Garland ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Garland ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
85 (18.4%)
Garland ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
232 (50.1%)
Garland ISD: 52.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
68 (14.7%)
Garland ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
17 (3.7%)
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
51.8 %
Garland ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
60.5 %
Garland ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
46.4 %
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
44.9 %
Garland ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
26.3 %
Garland ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
4.1 %
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.
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
7.6 %
Garland ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
1.5 %
Garland ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Garland ISD: 14%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
4.1 %
Garland ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.2 %
Garland ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Garland ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
5.6 %
Garland ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
12.5 %
Garland ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
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
30.2
African American
11 (36.4%)
Garland ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (6.6%)
Garland ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
8.1 (26.7%)
Garland ISD: 24%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
9.1 (30.2%)
Garland ISD: 47.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
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 (0%)
Garland ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
18.5 (61.1%)
Garland ISD: 69.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
11.7 (38.9%)
Garland ISD: 28%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
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
15.3
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
12.1 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
$65,753
Garland ISD: $66,462
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$60,999
Garland ISD: $59,982
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,261
Garland ISD: $62,709
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,832
Garland ISD: $65,486
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$68,316
Garland ISD: $69,278
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,934
Garland ISD: $72,707
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,038
Garland ISD: $76,210
Statewide: $74,014