Handley Elementary Primary School
3725 Broadway Blvd
Garland TX, 75043, Dallas County
Phone: 972-926-2540
Ranking:
(5,149 out of 6,018, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 39 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 648 | 659 | 669 | 625 | 611 | 597 | 566 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 101 | 15.6% | 127 | 19.3% | 125 | 18.7% | 99 | 15.8% | 104 | 17.0% | 83 | 13.9% | 85 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 133 | 20.5% | 126 | 19.1% | 119 | 17.8% | 118 | 18.9% | 103 | 16.9% | 103 | 17.3% | 98 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 114 | 17.6% | 119 | 18.1% | 113 | 16.9% | 90 | 14.4% | 93 | 15.2% | 105 | 17.6% | 94 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 15.6% | 95 | 14.4% | 97 | 14.5% | 97 | 15.5% | 99 | 16.2% | 107 | 17.9% | 95 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 16.5% | 88 | 13.4% | 108 | 16.1% | 118 | 18.9% | 103 | 16.9% | 104 | 17.4% | 106 | 18.7% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 14.2% | 104 | 15.8% | 105 | 15.7% | 102 | 16.3% | 108 | 17.7% | 94 | 15.7% | 85 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 350 | 54.0% | 351 | 53.3% | 352 | 52.6% | 325 | 52.0% | 325 | 53.2% | 305 | 51.1% | 295 | 52.1% |
Female: | 298 | 46.0% | 308 | 46.7% | 317 | 47.4% | 300 | 48.0% | 278 | 45.5% | 284 | 47.6% | 267 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 318 | 49.1% | 343 | 52.0% | 316 | 47.2% | 280 | 44.8% | 274 | 44.8% | 256 | 42.9% | 259 | 45.8% |
Black: | 269 | 41.5% | 247 | 37.5% | 277 | 41.4% | 260 | 41.6% | 279 | 45.7% | 278 | 46.6% | 230 | 40.6% |
White: | 43 | 6.6% | 47 | 7.1% | 47 | 7.0% | 56 | 9.0% | 49 | 8.0% | 51 | 8.5% | 67 | 11.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 503 | 77.6% | 529 | 80.3% | 532 | 79.5% | 477 | 76.3% | 476 | 77.9% | 446 | 74.7% | 376 | 66.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 8.0% | 53 | 8.0% | 43 | 6.4% | 54 | 8.6% | 47 | 7.7% | 55 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 17.26 | 16.22 | 14.85 | 15.54 | 15.90 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 84% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 76% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 65% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 65% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 92% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 60.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 40.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,748.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $48,991.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,885.0 |
* Handley Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.