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Magnet · Grades K–5 · 529 students
Hillside Acad for Excel
600 Keen Dr, Garland, TX 75041
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
446
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Garland ISD
Dallas County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hillside Acad for Excel
Hillside Acad for Excel is a magnet elementary school in Garland, Texas, serving grades K–5. It is part of Garland ISD. The school is located in a large suburb in Dallas County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 446 students were enrolled, with about 16.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 446 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Garland ISD
- County
- Dallas County
- NCES school ID
- 482034002029
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.