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O'Banion Middle

Summary:

O'Banion Middle is a public middle school located in Garland, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 870. The school is part of the Garland Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's diverse student body, O'Banion Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, with significantly lower academic performance on STAAR assessments compared to the district and state averages. The school struggles to support the achievement of its subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Economically Disadvantaged students, all of which rank in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools. However, the school has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.3% over the past several years.

When compared to nearby schools within the Garland ISD and surrounding districts, such as the Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle and Lyles Middle Collegiate Intermediate, it becomes clear that O'Banion Middle is underperforming academically. Despite the district's increased spending per student at O'Banion Middle, from $8,039 in 2018-2019 to $9,864 in 2020-2021, and the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes have not improved.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 700 Birchwood Dr
       Garland, TX  75043-4999

(972) 279-6103

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1749th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,864 Help


Students who attend O'Banion Middle usually attend:

High:    Garland High School
    Lakeview Centennial High School
    N Garland High School
    Naaman Forest High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  870

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.2%
African American:
11.3%
White:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.3% Help


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Compare Details O'Banion Middle ranks worse than 74.1% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 7th among 12 ranked middle schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.5. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.2%), African American (11.3%), White (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at O'Banion Middle is 13.4, which is the 2nd best among 12 middle schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at O'Banion Middle is $9,864, which is the 5th highest among 12 middle schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

O'Banion Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks O'Banion Middle 1749th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See O'Banion Middle in the ranking list.)

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 O'Banion Middle

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Rank History for all students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.13 1354th 1573 13.9%
2005 18.85 1393rd 1582 11.9%
2006 28.77 1263rd 1585 20.3%
2007 39.02 1203rd 1684 28.6%
2008 46.23 1086th 1718 36.8%
2009 45.58 1145th 1763 35.1%
2010 50.53 1067th 1803 40.8%
2011 48.20 1198th 1895 36.8%
2012 40.13 1269th 1951 35.0%
2013 37.35 1393rd 1973 29.4%
2014 27.35 1577th 1987 20.6%
2015 33.69 1485th 2043 27.3%
2016 37.77 1365th 1987 31.3%
2017 20.93 1723rd 2027 15.0%
2018 19.89 1808th 2080 13.1%
2019 22.29 1825th 2193 16.8%
2021 19.03 1916th 2252 14.9%
2022 21.63 1887th 2254 16.3%
2023 22.35 1906th 2330 18.2%
2024 29.50 1749th 2361 25.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.35 739th 743 0.5%
2022 22.34 701st 813 13.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 970th 1376 29.5%
2019 48.83 591st 1445 59.1%
2021 41.15 880th 1592 44.7%
2022 40.12 943rd 1643 42.6%
2023 41.10 979th 1720 43.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.92 1125th 1597 29.6%
2019 41.04 857th 1626 47.3%
2021 31.85 1244th 1712 27.3%
2022 32.41 1271st 1757 27.7%
2023 32.12 1324th 1815 27.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.02 1715th 2039 15.9%
2019 28.77 1668th 2073 19.5%
2021 25.28 1794th 2172 17.4%
2022 28.94 1740th 2220 21.6%
2023 28.00 1777th 2251 21.1%
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Rank History for Female students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.23 1834th 2008 8.7%
2019 21.92 1755th 2047 14.3%
2021 23.10 1742nd 2151 19.0%
2022 20.90 1909th 2221 14.0%
2023 20.52 1911th 2241 14.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.80 1344th 1430 6.0%
2019 18.55 1310th 1446 9.4%
2021 19.65 1297th 1501 13.6%
2022 37.18 1122nd 1488 24.6%
2023 17.39 1359th 1481 8.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.08 1665th 2008 17.1%
2019 38.78 1252nd 2058 39.2%
2021 34.47 1460th 2118 31.1%
2022 38.99 1314th 2182 39.8%
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Rank History for Male students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.67 1724th 2030 15.1%
2019 22.04 1753rd 2069 15.3%
2021 16.23 1950th 2168 10.1%
2022 23.17 1854th 2228 16.8%
2023 24.09 1798th 2245 19.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.16 542nd 587 7.7%
2019 9.76 562nd 594 5.4%
2021 23.32 506th 589 14.1%
2022 2.23 597th 606 1.5%
2023 13.08 576th 616 6.5%
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Rank History for African American students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.66 923rd 1167 20.9%
2019 37.58 725th 1193 39.2%
2021 29.16 930th 1213 23.3%
2022 32.17 895th 1251 28.5%
2023 24.12 1047th 1273 17.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.70 1575th 1895 16.9%
2019 27.19 1560th 1935 19.4%
2021 22.87 1729th 2043 15.4%
2022 26.13 1695th 2077 18.4%
2023 26.76 1681st 2116 20.6%
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Rank History for White students at O'Banion Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.14 1564th 1673 6.5%
2019 19.95 1490th 1684 11.5%
2021 29.33 1344th 1700 20.9%
2022 24.34 1461st 1723 15.2%
2023 26.61 1425th 1749 18.5%
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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 O'Banion Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 692 43 8 37 2 n/a n/a 0 782
1989 641 78 7 65 5 n/a n/a 0 796
1990 632 83 12 80 4 n/a n/a 0 811
1991 654 97 18 127 4 n/a n/a 0 900
1992 648 120 18 198 2 n/a n/a 0 986
1993 589 91 14 159 2 n/a n/a 0 855
1994 568 115 21 131 3 n/a n/a 0 838
1995 553 146 12 195 7 n/a n/a 0 913
1996 553 146 12 195 7 n/a n/a 0 913
1997 524 141 12 216 4 n/a n/a 0 897
1998 508 168 19 252 6 n/a n/a 0 953
1999 429 193 18 272 4 n/a n/a 0 916
2000 426 235 22 336 5 n/a n/a 0 1024
2001 448 256 17 349 4 n/a n/a 0 1074
2002 355 259 23 486 4 n/a n/a 0 1127
2003 355 259 23 486 4 n/a n/a 0 1127
2004 278 253 18 563 1 n/a n/a 0 1113
2005 231 251 9 575 1 n/a n/a 0 1067
2006 172 243 6 597 4 n/a n/a 0 1022
2007 144 231 14 584 5 n/a n/a 0 978
2008 113 228 12 623 7 n/a n/a 0 983
2009 107 223 16 646 8 n/a n/a 0 1000
2010 87 207 18 689 5 n/a n/a 0 1006
2011 92 202 17 730 4 2 8 0 1055
2012 90 216 17 777 6 2 8 0 1116
2013 88 194 16 777 5 1 12 0 1093
2014 82 193 15 762 8 0 13 0 1073
2015 82 187 13 753 7 0 12 0 1054
2016 66 175 9 742 5 0 15 0 1012
2017 64 153 11 768 5 1 12 0 1014
2018 65 182 13 835 8 0 7 0 1110
2019 72 206 16 888 9 0 19 0 1210
2020 61 166 16 840 5 0 13 0 1101
2021 59 158 18 797 10 1 25 0 1068
2022 80 130 16 670 70 3 19 0 988
2023 81 98 20 585 71 2 13 0 870

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 O'Banion Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 782 39.0 20.0 n/a
1989 796 n/a n/a n/a
1990 811 40.0 20.2 n/a
1991 900 40.2 22.3 n/a
1992 986 48.1 20.4 21.1
1993 855 48.0 17.8 28.2
1994 838 47.7 17.6 20.9
1995 913 50.0 18.3 29.8
1996 913 50.0 18.3 29.8
1997 897 50.3 17.8 30.1
1998 953 52.4 18.2 31.7
1999 916 50.9 18.0 45.4
2000 1024 57.1 17.9 48.9
2001 1074 63.2 17.0 44.8
2002 1127 70.1 16.1 53.7
2003 1127 70.1 16.1 53.7
2004 1113 67.2 16.6 58.8
2005 1067 73.5 14.5 63
2006 1022 75.0 13.6 70.5
2007 978 75.5 13.0 72.2
2008 983 75.5 13.0 70.5
2009 1000 71.9 13.9 76.2
2010 1006 72.6 13.8 82.1
2011 1055 72.3 14.5 85.1
2012 1116 71.9 15.5 86.3
2013 1093 74.0 14.7 86.7
2014 1073 73.4 14.6 87
2015 1054 74.0 14.2 83.5
2016 1012 74.0 13.6 83.9
2017 1014 69.1 14.6 84
2018 1110 70.3 15.7 79.1
2019 1210 71.3 16.9 84.9
2020 1101 74.5 14.7 87.2
2021 1068 75.1 14.2 90.4
2022 988 66.2 14.9 91.1
2023 870 64.7 13.4 86.3

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 O'Banion Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 782 39.0 20.0 n/a
1989 796 n/a n/a n/a
1990 811 40.0 20.2 n/a
1991 900 40.2 22.3 n/a
1992 986 48.1 20.4 21.1
1993 855 48.0 17.8 28.2
1994 838 47.7 17.6 20.9
1995 913 50.0 18.3 29.8
1996 913 50.0 18.3 29.8
1997 897 50.3 17.8 30.1
1998 953 52.4 18.2 31.7
1999 916 50.9 18.0 45.4
2000 1024 57.1 17.9 48.9
2001 1074 63.2 17.0 44.8
2002 1127 70.1 16.1 53.7
2003 1127 70.1 16.1 53.7
2004 1113 67.2 16.6 58.8
2005 1067 73.5 14.5 63
2006 1022 75.0 13.6 70.5
2007 978 75.5 13.0 72.2
2008 983 75.5 13.0 70.5
2009 1000 71.9 13.9 76.2
2010 1006 72.6 13.8 82.1
2011 1055 72.3 14.5 85.1
2012 1116 71.9 15.5 86.3
2013 1093 74.0 14.7 86.7
2014 1073 73.4 14.6 87
2015 1054 74.0 14.2 83.5
2016 1012 74.0 13.6 83.9
2017 1014 69.1 14.6 84
2018 1110 70.3 15.7 79.1
2019 1210 71.3 16.9 84.9
2020 1101 74.5 14.7 87.2
2021 1068 75.1 14.2 90.4
2022 988 66.2 14.9 91.1
2023 870 64.7 13.4 86.3

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 O'Banion Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $978 (12.2%) $7,061 (87.8%) $8,039
2020 $1,083 (11.7%) $8,156 (88.3%) $9,239
2021 $1,332 (13.5%) $8,532 (86.5%) $9,864

Data source: Texas Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on O'Banion Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1825th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1906th of 2330 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (O'Banion Middle)2435
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))3645
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (O'Banion Middle)2323
   6th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))3927
 12%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (O'Banion Middle)3325
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4646
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (O'Banion Middle)1413
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))2521
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (O'Banion Middle)3328
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5350
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (O'Banion Middle)4043
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5841
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (O'Banion Middle)3423
 11%
   8th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5040
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (O'Banion Middle)1818
   8th Grade Social Studies (Garland Independent School District (Isd))3828
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (O'Banion Middle)9168
 23%
   End of Course Algebra I (Garland Independent School District (Isd))6650
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students1210870
 28.1%
African American20698
 52.4%
American Indian971
 688.9%
Asian1620
 25%
Hispanic888585
 34.1%
Pacific Islander02
White7281
 12.5%
Two or More Races1913
 31.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.9%86.3%
 1.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions about O'Banion Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 870 students attended O'Banion Middle.

O'Banion Middle ranks 1749th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at O'Banion Middle are 67% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% White, 8% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend O'Banion Middle usually go on to attend Garland High School


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