Robert B Sewell Elementary

Summary:

Robert B Sewell Elementary is a public elementary school in Sachse, Texas, serving 697 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Garland Independent School District.

Robert B Sewell Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Asian (18.22%) and African American (22.24%) students compared to district and state averages. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. This strong academic performance is particularly evident for African American, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups, which rank in the top 10-15% of Texas elementary schools. The school's STAAR test scores in reading and math are generally higher than district and state averages, especially in 4th and 5th grades.

When compared to nearby schools, Luna Elementary and John W Armstrong Elementary have higher overall rankings and STAAR test scores, while Northlake Elementary, Weaver Elementary, and Vernal Lister Elementary have lower rankings and scores. The nearby Harmony Science Academy - Garland, a public charter school, has a similar diverse student population but slightly lower overall rankings and STAAR performance compared to Robert B Sewell. The Wylie Independent School District schools, Cheri Cox Elementary and Don Whitt Elementary, have significantly higher overall rankings and STAAR scores, suggesting they are among the top-performing schools in the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4400 Hudson Park
       Sachse, TX  75048-4630


(972) 675-3050

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1692nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,261 Help


Students who attend Robert B Sewell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Austin Academy For Excell
    B G Hudson Middle
    Bussey Middle
    Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle
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High:    Garland High School
    Lakeview Centennial High School
    N Garland High School
    Naaman Forest High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  697

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.3%
African American:
22.2%
Hispanic:
22.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.4% Help


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Compare Details Robert B Sewell Elementary ranks better than 63.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 13th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Robert B Sewell Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.3%), African American (22.2%), Hispanic (22.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robert B Sewell Elementary is 16.2. 38 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robert B Sewell Elementary is $9,261. 39 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Robert B Sewell Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Garland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Garland Independent School District (Isd) 535th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Robert B Sewell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.95 2224th 3465 35.8%
2005 59.11 1569th 3475 54.8%
2006 52.46 1921st 3476 44.7%
2007 54.83 1964th 3724 47.3%
2008 71.89 940th 3768 75.1%
2009 70.11 1087th 3884 72.0%
2010 72.20 967th 3937 75.4%
2011 74.63 853rd 4095 79.2%
2012 72.98 978th 4206 76.7%
2013 76.15 842nd 4221 80.1%
2014 64.54 1508th 4260 64.6%
2015 73.58 1065th 4320 75.3%
2016 78.46 820th 4286 80.9%
2017 77.49 785th 4329 81.9%
2018 73.31 915th 4359 79.0%
2019 69.41 1097th 4479 75.5%
2021 63.47 1394th 4578 69.6%
2022 78.13 835th 4581 81.8%
2023 73.75 1018th 4647 78.1%
2024 57.78 1692nd 4675 63.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.91 645th 961 32.9%
2022 68.05 274th 1004 72.7%
2023 57.09 494th 1099 55.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.12 533rd 3226 83.5%
2019 83.63 230th 3333 93.1%
2021 87.95 177th 3446 94.9%
2022 84.63 248th 3487 92.9%
2023 79.27 418th 3556 88.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.68 540th 3558 84.8%
2019 49.04 1475th 3684 60.0%
2021 60.47 912th 3799 76.0%
2022 77.79 433rd 3952 89.0%
2023 48.36 1740th 4086 57.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.24 399th 4264 90.6%
2019 78.22 463rd 4309 89.3%
2021 62.08 1285th 4451 71.1%
2022 83.41 343rd 4477 92.3%
2023 82.62 366th 4521 91.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.30 655th 4306 84.8%
2019 74.21 835th 4348 80.8%
2021 63.44 1337th 4499 70.3%
2022 75.64 865th 4561 81.0%
2023 74.72 908th 4588 80.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.20 2350th 3106 24.3%
2019 61.89 1387th 3184 56.4%
2021 58.52 1462nd 3006 51.4%
2022 65.26 1098th 2958 62.9%
2023 65.65 1127th 2980 62.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.02 573rd 4240 86.5%
2019 79.79 433rd 4295 89.9%
2021 76.68 476th 4331 89.0%
2022 81.13 409th 4461 90.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.81 1279th 4319 70.4%
2019 59.80 1470th 4357 66.3%
2021 60.91 1447th 4498 67.8%
2022 77.26 817th 4563 82.1%
2023 69.47 1149th 4585 74.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.77 565th 1005 43.8%
2019 52.66 524th 1009 48.1%
2021 41.49 616th 967 36.3%
2022 58.96 434th 957 54.6%
2023 58.13 473rd 1015 53.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.77 567th 2483 77.2%
2019 75.74 355th 2515 85.9%
2021 62.89 627th 2444 74.3%
2022 80.43 254th 2421 89.5%
2023 78.22 312th 2443 87.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.72 918th 4168 78.0%
2019 50.18 1979th 4188 52.7%
2021 53.49 1719th 4329 60.3%
2022 61.91 1341st 4376 69.4%
2023 69.77 952nd 4401 78.4%
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Rank History for White students at Robert B Sewell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.92 1356th 3127 56.6%
2019 49.01 1641st 3142 47.8%
2021 49.00 1527th 3082 50.5%
2022 64.91 974th 3082 68.4%
2023 43.94 1870th 3106 39.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Robert B Sewell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 583 29 7 95 7 n/a n/a 0 721
1994 644 29 11 141 5 n/a n/a 0 830
1995 591 22 7 204 6 n/a n/a 0 830
1996 591 22 7 204 6 n/a n/a 0 830
1997 572 29 6 211 4 n/a n/a 0 822
1998 524 32 8 249 7 n/a n/a 0 820
1999 534 39 11 279 6 n/a n/a 0 869
2000 499 56 33 266 6 n/a n/a 0 860
2001 491 65 32 307 7 n/a n/a 0 902
2002 308 60 45 202 6 n/a n/a 0 621
2003 308 60 45 202 6 n/a n/a 0 621
2004 287 63 54 247 3 n/a n/a 0 654
2005 287 54 70 219 5 n/a n/a 0 635
2006 282 60 81 202 7 n/a n/a 0 632
2007 304 67 84 204 9 n/a n/a 0 668
2008 272 66 91 220 12 n/a n/a 0 661
2009 254 72 85 208 7 n/a n/a 0 626
2010 239 65 99 177 8 n/a n/a 0 588
2011 195 62 108 195 2 1 5 0 568
2012 171 54 113 181 2 0 6 0 527
2013 172 52 135 189 1 0 4 0 553
2014 153 54 121 159 4 0 3 0 494
2015 181 59 119 161 5 1 8 0 534
2016 152 57 111 115 0 0 17 0 452
2017 181 80 109 129 0 0 26 0 525
2018 212 101 122 143 3 2 27 0 610
2019 226 133 115 136 5 1 34 0 650
2020 240 153 108 139 7 2 35 0 684
2021 228 164 110 157 8 2 41 0 710
2022 213 159 111 156 8 2 35 0 684
2023 211 155 127 155 7 3 39 0 697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Robert B Sewell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 721 35.0 20.6 17.9
1994 830 40.3 20.6 20
1995 830 46.2 18.0 24.1
1996 830 46.2 18.0 24.1
1997 822 44.4 18.5 24.6
1998 820 49.1 16.7 28.5
1999 869 53.0 16.4 36.2
2000 860 51.6 16.7 34.1
2001 902 53.9 16.7 30.5
2002 621 41.2 15.1 32.5
2003 621 41.2 15.1 32.5
2004 654 38.7 16.9 35.9
2005 635 39.0 16.3 31
2006 632 36.9 17.1 31.2
2007 668 44.4 15.0 33.1
2008 661 42.6 15.5 32.7
2009 626 42.2 14.8 33.4
2010 588 38.7 15.1 36.2
2011 568 38.7 14.6 41.7
2012 527 36.8 14.3 47.4
2013 553 36.5 15.1 46.7
2014 494 35.5 13.8 44.9
2015 534 37.0 14.4 44
2016 452 29.0 15.5 46.9
2017 525 34.4 15.2 43.8
2018 610 38.0 16.0 41.6
2019 650 40.5 16.0 46.6
2020 684 42.7 15.9 43.9
2021 710 42.9 16.5 51.5
2022 684 43.0 15.8 56
2023 697 42.9 16.2 53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Robert B Sewell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 721 35.0 20.6 17.9
1994 830 40.3 20.6 20
1995 830 46.2 18.0 24.1
1996 830 46.2 18.0 24.1
1997 822 44.4 18.5 24.6
1998 820 49.1 16.7 28.5
1999 869 53.0 16.4 36.2
2000 860 51.6 16.7 34.1
2001 902 53.9 16.7 30.5
2002 621 41.2 15.1 32.5
2003 621 41.2 15.1 32.5
2004 654 38.7 16.9 35.9
2005 635 39.0 16.3 31
2006 632 36.9 17.1 31.2
2007 668 44.4 15.0 33.1
2008 661 42.6 15.5 32.7
2009 626 42.2 14.8 33.4
2010 588 38.7 15.1 36.2
2011 568 38.7 14.6 41.7
2012 527 36.8 14.3 47.4
2013 553 36.5 15.1 46.7
2014 494 35.5 13.8 44.9
2015 534 37.0 14.4 44
2016 452 29.0 15.5 46.9
2017 525 34.4 15.2 43.8
2018 610 38.0 16.0 41.6
2019 650 40.5 16.0 46.6
2020 684 42.7 15.9 43.9
2021 710 42.9 16.5 51.5
2022 684 43.0 15.8 56
2023 697 42.9 16.2 53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Robert B Sewell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,129 (13.3%) $7,376 (86.7%) $8,505
2020 $1,101 (13.1%) $7,278 (86.9%) $8,379
2021 $1,413 (15.3%) $7,848 (84.7%) $9,261

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Robert B Sewell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1097th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1018th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Robert B Sewell Elementary)4458
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Robert B Sewell Elementary)5657
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Robert B Sewell Elementary)4357
 14%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4550
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Robert B Sewell Elementary)5558
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Robert B Sewell Elementary)6665
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5558
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Robert B Sewell Elementary)7054
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Robert B Sewell Elementary)6145
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4928
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students650697
 7.2%
African American133155
 16.5%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian115127
 10.4%
Hispanic136155
 14%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White226211
 6.6%
Two or More Races3439
 14.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.6%53.4%
 6.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 697 students attended Robert B Sewell Elementary.

Robert B Sewell Elementary ranks 1692nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Robert B Sewell Elementary are 30% White, 22% African American, 22% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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