Cisneros Pre-K Center
Public school in Garland, Texas · Garland ISD · Grades Pre-K
Cisneros Pre-K Center serves 355 students in pre-K in Garland (Dallas County). It is one of 67 schools in Garland ISD. By enrollment it is the 32nd largest of 130 public schools in Texas (median 257 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas school (17).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 130 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Pre-K |
| Grades | Pre-K |
| District | Garland ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482034010590 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Garland ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 355 | 51,021 | 257 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 15.4 | 17 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.9% | 72.1% | 85.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cisneros Pre-K Center in context
Size
Of the 2 schools in Garland ISD, Cisneros Pre-K Center is the largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 10.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 276; Cisneros Pre-K Center is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Cisneros Pre-K Center serves a single grade, pre-K, with 355 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.7% here and 53.4% across Garland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Garland ISD and a median of 85.7% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers for 355 students, Cisneros Pre-K Center has 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 17, a school with 355 students would have about 20.9 teachers, so Cisneros Pre-K Center has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (17).
Location
Cisneros Pre-K Center is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other school is Parsons Pre-K Center, 4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.7% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2826 Fifth St, Garland, TX 75041
Phone: (972)271-7160
Website: garlandisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cisneros Pre-K Center. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Pre-K Center | Garland ISD | 4.0 mi | 325 | 17 | 84.3% |
| Prek Partnership Center | Dallas ISD | 5.9 mi | 1,295 | 11.6 | 98.7% |
| Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School | Richardson ISD | 8.4 mi | 293 | 13.1 | 85.3% |
| Head Start | Plano ISD | 10.1 mi | 143 | 20.1 | 97.9% |
| Joseph J Rhoads Learning Center | Dallas ISD | 10.6 mi | 105 | 17.5 | 93.3% |
| Isaacs Early Childhood School | Plano ISD | 11.2 mi | 259 | 11.3 | 50.6% |
| Pearson Early Childhood | Plano ISD | 12.4 mi | 220 | 13.7 | 30% |
| Early Childhood Center | Forney ISD | 12.6 mi | 341 | 16.2 | 64.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.