Southgate Elementary

Summary:

Southgate Elementary is a public elementary school in Garland, Texas, serving 227 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Garland Independent School District, which is ranked 535 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southgate Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 25.81%, compared to the district's 49.39% and the state's 48.85%. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 89.31% to 92.23% in recent years, is likely a contributing factor to its academic struggles.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Daugherty Elementary, Watson Technology Center, and Park Crest Elementary, generally perform better academically than Southgate Elementary, with higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and higher overall rankings. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, suggesting that the higher spending per student at Southgate Elementary is not necessarily translating into better academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1115 Mayfield Ave
       Garland, TX  75041-5099


(972) 926-2590

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4350th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,870 Help


Students who attend Southgate 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:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  161

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.2%
African American:
10.6%
White:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Southgate Elementary ranks worse than 93% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 46th 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 13.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Southgate Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.2%), African American (10.6%), White (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southgate Elementary is 11.8, which is the 2nd best among 47 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southgate Elementary is $12,870, which is the 4th highest among 47 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southgate Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Southgate Elementary 4350th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Southgate Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Southgate Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.12 1805th 3465 47.9%
2005 57.31 1661st 3475 52.2%
2006 58.09 1632nd 3476 53.0%
2007 64.08 1420th 3724 61.9%
2008 72.25 914th 3768 75.7%
2009 72.57 923rd 3884 76.2%
2010 64.38 1493rd 3937 62.1%
2011 62.87 1645th 4095 59.8%
2012 64.62 1439th 4206 65.8%
2013 56.38 1935th 4221 54.2%
2014 42.25 2790th 4260 34.5%
2015 31.87 3258th 4320 24.6%
2016 56.82 1957th 4286 54.3%
2017 67.28 1139th 4329 73.7%
2018 16.29 3987th 4359 8.5%
2019 21.73 3821st 4479 14.7%
2021 20.06 3868th 4578 15.5%
2022 17.20 4094th 4581 10.6%
2023 25.53 3661st 4647 21.2%
2024 13.60 4350th 4675 7.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.24 2972nd 3226 7.9%
2019 33.49 2486th 3333 25.4%
2021 42.99 1875th 3446 45.6%
2022 43.84 2019th 3487 42.1%
2023 52.64 1535th 3556 56.8%
2024 19.03 3310th 3638 9.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.63 1729th 3558 51.4%
2019 33.04 2596th 3684 29.5%
2021 33.37 2531st 3799 33.4%
2022 46.78 1781st 3952 54.9%
2023 68.49 757th 4086 81.5%
2024 30.82 3203rd 4261 24.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.47 4000th 4264 6.2%
2019 35.91 3056th 4309 29.1%
2021 31.08 3306th 4451 25.7%
2022 22.89 3901st 4477 12.9%
2023 37.18 3072nd 4521 32.1%
2024 21.96 4029th 4560 11.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.44 3585th 4306 16.7%
2019 32.87 3143rd 4348 27.7%
2021 14.72 4240th 4499 5.8%
2022 10.53 4420th 4561 3.1%
2023 27.60 3564th 4588 22.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.20 4021st 4240 5.2%
2019 35.76 2987th 4295 30.5%
2021 42.02 2422nd 4331 44.1%
2022 42.24 2654th 4461 40.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.83 4025th 4319 6.8%
2019 16.16 4030th 4357 7.5%
2021 28.93 3260th 4498 27.5%
2022 26.78 3584th 4563 21.5%
2023 28.13 3536th 4585 22.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.75 2081st 2483 16.2%
2019 47.64 1233rd 2515 51.0%
2021 15.10 2364th 2444 3.3%
2022 22.64 2124th 2421 12.3%
2023 22.40 2133rd 2443 12.7%
2024 29.52 1886th 2421 22.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.14 3792nd 4168 9.0%
2019 24.43 3614th 4188 13.7%
2021 30.71 3182nd 4329 26.5%
2022 21.20 3900th 4376 10.9%
2023 34.75 3117th 4401 29.2%
2024 12.27 4264th 4431 3.8%
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Rank History for White students at Southgate Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.55 2872nd 3127 8.2%
2019 18.59 2844th 3142 9.5%
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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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by a parent
Friday, August 28, 2009

Open Quote The principal at this school does not oversee his teachers well. The teachers basically ignore parental requests and even doctors notes. There is very little parental involvment. Much is made about teaching the english language. Little is made about actually teaching anything else. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Southgate Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 288 10 4 76 1 n/a n/a 0 379
1989 288 14 4 95 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1990 310 14 5 78 1 n/a n/a 0 408
1991 326 27 4 85 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1992 321 17 3 80 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1993 321 24 2 129 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1994 321 31 2 193 2 n/a n/a 0 549
1995 298 52 3 168 1 n/a n/a 0 522
1996 298 52 3 168 1 n/a n/a 0 522
1997 295 43 3 183 2 n/a n/a 0 526
1998 268 62 1 229 3 n/a n/a 0 563
1999 279 46 3 248 3 n/a n/a 0 579
2000 263 56 3 272 4 n/a n/a 0 598
2001 232 64 6 256 3 n/a n/a 0 561
2002 189 114 12 338 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2003 189 114 12 338 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2004 174 117 8 360 6 n/a n/a 0 665
2005 164 104 9 377 6 n/a n/a 0 660
2006 137 90 3 307 4 n/a n/a 0 541
2007 112 75 1 303 1 n/a n/a 0 492
2008 105 64 2 312 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2009 80 80 3 314 2 n/a n/a 0 479
2010 67 63 4 293 1 n/a n/a 0 428
2011 59 55 2 296 2 0 4 0 418
2012 55 53 1 311 2 0 9 0 431
2013 58 50 0 295 1 0 10 0 414
2014 65 54 1 313 1 0 11 0 445
2015 64 55 1 309 6 0 6 0 441
2016 59 47 0 291 14 0 4 0 415
2017 60 67 0 329 17 0 18 0 491
2018 63 74 2 310 19 0 18 0 486
2019 58 67 7 290 19 0 17 0 458
2020 51 48 10 328 17 1 13 0 468
2021 29 47 10 303 11 2 10 0 412
2022 22 83 9 351 4 1 7 0 477
2023 13 35 6 167 1 1 4 0 227
2024 11 17 6 121 0 1 5 0 161

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 Southgate Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 379 22.0 17.2 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 408 21.0 19.4 n/a
1991 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1992 421 21.6 19.4 19.7
1993 476 26.0 18.3 36.6
1994 549 32.7 16.8 39.3
1995 522 31.5 16.6 38.1
1996 522 31.5 16.6 38.1
1997 526 32.6 16.1 36.1
1998 563 32.4 17.4 41.4
1999 579 34.4 16.8 48.7
2000 598 34.0 17.6 50.3
2001 561 33.1 16.9 42.6
2002 654 36.4 18.0 51.7
2003 654 36.4 18.0 51.7
2004 665 39.9 16.7 54.1
2005 660 41.2 16.0 56.8
2006 541 36.7 14.7 65.2
2007 492 36.2 13.6 68.3
2008 483 36.5 13.2 70.4
2009 479 34.4 13.9 76.2
2010 428 32.5 13.1 78
2011 418 31.5 13.2 80.6
2012 431 29.4 14.6 83.5
2013 414 29.3 14.0 82.4
2014 445 31.4 14.1 83.4
2015 441 34.0 12.9 79.6
2016 415 32.0 12.9 87.2
2017 491 34.4 14.2 85.5
2018 486 35.1 13.8 67.1
2019 458 36.1 12.6 83
2020 468 36.7 12.7 86.1
2021 412 35.4 11.6 92.2
2022 477 34.1 13.9 89.3
2023 227 17.0 13.3 89.4
2024 161 13.5 11.8 91.9

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 Southgate Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 379 22.0 17.2 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 408 21.0 19.4 n/a
1991 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1992 421 21.6 19.4 19.7
1993 476 26.0 18.3 36.6
1994 549 32.7 16.8 39.3
1995 522 31.5 16.6 38.1
1996 522 31.5 16.6 38.1
1997 526 32.6 16.1 36.1
1998 563 32.4 17.4 41.4
1999 579 34.4 16.8 48.7
2000 598 34.0 17.6 50.3
2001 561 33.1 16.9 42.6
2002 654 36.4 18.0 51.7
2003 654 36.4 18.0 51.7
2004 665 39.9 16.7 54.1
2005 660 41.2 16.0 56.8
2006 541 36.7 14.7 65.2
2007 492 36.2 13.6 68.3
2008 483 36.5 13.2 70.4
2009 479 34.4 13.9 76.2
2010 428 32.5 13.1 78
2011 418 31.5 13.2 80.6
2012 431 29.4 14.6 83.5
2013 414 29.3 14.0 82.4
2014 445 31.4 14.1 83.4
2015 441 34.0 12.9 79.6
2016 415 32.0 12.9 87.2
2017 491 34.4 14.2 85.5
2018 486 35.1 13.8 67.1
2019 458 36.1 12.6 83
2020 468 36.7 12.7 86.1
2021 412 35.4 11.6 92.2
2022 477 34.1 13.9 89.3
2023 227 17.0 13.3 89.4
2024 161 13.5 11.8 91.9

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 Southgate Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,623 (14.9%) $9,257 (85.1%) $10,880
2020 $1,586 (15.1%) $8,902 (84.9%) $10,487
2021 $1,949 (15.1%) $10,921 (84.9%) $12,870

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Southgate Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3821st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3661st of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)2336
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southgate Elementary)2633
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)4213
 29%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southgate Elementary)00
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))3719
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)3319
 14%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4550
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Southgate Elementary)2424
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)1644
 28%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))2935
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Southgate Elementary)190
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))327
 25%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2618
 8%
5th Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)4455
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5558
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Southgate Elementary)2537
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Southgate Elementary)3313
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4928
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Southgate Elementary)4236
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5739
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Science (Southgate Elementary)190
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Garland Independent School District (Isd))199
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students458227
 50.4%
African American6735
 47.8%
American Indian191
 94.7%
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic290167
 42.4%
Pacific Islander01
White5813
 77.6%
Two or More Races174
 76.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83%89.4%
 6.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 161 students attended Southgate Elementary.

Students at Southgate Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Southgate Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Texas elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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