Daugherty Elementary School
Public elementary school in Garland, Texas · Garland ISD · Grades K–5
Daugherty Elementary School serves 757 students in grades K–5 in Garland (Dallas County). It is one of 67 schools in Garland ISD. By enrollment it is the 602nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Garland ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482034002020 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 757 | 51,021 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Daugherty Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 44 elementary schools in Garland ISD, Daugherty Elementary School is the largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 445; Daugherty Elementary School 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
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 129 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 119, against an average of 126 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 129 in kindergarten and 119 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91.8% here and 53.4% across Garland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Garland ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 45.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 757 students, Daugherty Elementary School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 757 students would have about 51.1 teachers, so Daugherty Elementary School has 5.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Daugherty Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Kimberlin Academy for Excel, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 173 other elementary schools, 51 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 | 91.8% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 129 |
| Grade 1 | 129 |
| Grade 2 | 126 |
| Grade 3 | 128 |
| Grade 4 | 126 |
| Grade 5 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 W Miller Rd, Garland, TX 75041
Phone: (972)926-2530
Website: garlandisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Daugherty Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberlin Academy for Excel | Garland ISD | 0.8 mi | 474 | 16.2 | 36.5% |
| Watson Technology Center | Garland ISD | 0.9 mi | 529 | 16.8 | 57.1% |
| Ignite Community School - Garland | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 1.1 mi | 227 | 16.2 | 91.6% |
| Hillside Academy for Excel | Garland ISD | 1.3 mi | 446 | 16.1 | 59% |
| Caldwell Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.3 mi | 422 | 15.1 | 94.8% |
| Md Williams Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.4 mi | 562 | 15.1 | 90.2% |
| Southgate STEM Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.8 mi | 431 | 14 | 94.2% |
| Club Hill STEM Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.8 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 90.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.