Luna Elementary

Summary:

Luna Elementary is a public elementary school in Garland, Texas, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Garland Independent School District, Luna Elementary stands out as a high-performing school that consistently outperforms district and state averages in academic assessments.

One of Luna Elementary's key strengths is its exceptional academic performance. The school's 5th-grade students achieved 86.49% proficiency in STAAR Reading, compared to 55.97% for Garland ISD and 53.96% for Texas. In STAAR Mathematics, Luna's 5th-graders scored 62.16% proficient, surpassing the 51.96% for Garland ISD and 48.96% for the state. Additionally, the school excels in supporting its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and At-Risk student subgroups, ranking among the top Texas elementary schools for these populations.

While Luna Elementary outperforms its peers, some nearby schools within the Garland ISD, such as Robert B. Sewell Elementary and Vernal Lister Elementary, lag behind in academic achievement. For instance, Vernal Lister's 5th-graders achieved only 30.51% proficiency in STAAR Reading, a stark contrast to Luna's 86.49%. This disparity may be influenced by socioeconomic factors, as Luna Elementary has a lower percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients compared to some neighboring schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1050 Lochness Rd
       Garland, TX  75044-3422


(972) 675-3040

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
621st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,612 Help


Students who attend Luna 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:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  533

Racial breakdown:

White:
31.5%
Hispanic:
28.3%
Asian:
18.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Luna Elementary ranks better than 86.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th 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 83.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Luna Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (31.5%), Hispanic (28.3%), Asian (18.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Garland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Luna Elementary is 16.8. 47 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Luna Elementary is $10,612. 24 elementary schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Luna Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Luna Elementary 621st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Luna 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 Luna Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.74 818th 3465 76.4%
2005 65.28 1244th 3475 64.2%
2006 74.79 726th 3476 79.1%
2007 78.47 525th 3724 85.9%
2008 72.51 903rd 3768 76.0%
2009 74.45 795th 3884 79.5%
2010 75.45 754th 3937 80.8%
2011 77.63 635th 4095 84.5%
2012 59.25 1754th 4206 58.3%
2013 69.11 1223rd 4221 71.0%
2014 75.27 946th 4260 77.8%
2015 66.07 1466th 4320 66.1%
2016 53.13 2148th 4286 49.9%
2017 48.15 2077th 4329 52.0%
2018 58.34 1565th 4359 64.1%
2019 79.39 727th 4479 83.8%
2021 76.41 871st 4578 81.0%
2022 86.50 488th 4581 89.3%
2023 80.31 757th 4647 83.7%
2024 83.82 621st 4675 86.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.91 408th 3226 87.4%
2019 98.11 18th 3333 99.5%
2021 77.48 405th 3446 88.2%
2022 89.13 149th 3487 95.7%
2023 94.32 73rd 3556 97.9%
2024 86.87 298th 3638 91.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.25 1563rd 3558 56.1%
2019 81.10 282nd 3684 92.3%
2024 62.68 1112th 4261 73.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.61 2255th 4264 47.1%
2019 67.43 937th 4309 78.3%
2021 56.43 1605th 4451 63.9%
2022 78.71 496th 4477 88.9%
2023 74.94 649th 4521 85.6%
2024 71.72 839th 4560 81.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.60 912th 4306 78.8%
2019 77.38 730th 4348 83.2%
2021 68.69 1114th 4499 75.2%
2022 83.09 561st 4561 87.7%
2023 77.07 807th 4588 82.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.83 2188th 2958 26.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.26 1859th 4240 56.2%
2019 64.70 1057th 4295 75.4%
2021 82.63 309th 4331 92.9%
2022 82.05 372nd 4461 91.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.20 2367th 4319 45.2%
2019 74.09 851st 4357 80.5%
2021 80.47 669th 4498 85.1%
2022 84.90 521st 4563 88.6%
2023 80.42 701st 4585 84.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.96 704th 1005 30.0%
2019 56.29 463rd 1009 54.1%
2021 27.59 770th 967 20.4%
2022 42.22 657th 957 31.3%
2023 55.70 513th 1015 49.5%
2024 61.07 446th 1035 56.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.29 768th 2483 69.1%
2019 71.56 444th 2515 82.3%
2021 35.91 1590th 2444 34.9%
2022 77.33 315th 2421 87.0%
2023 68.97 522nd 2443 78.6%
2024 56.41 896th 2421 63.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.58 3016th 4168 27.6%
2019 57.04 1564th 4188 62.7%
2021 71.75 816th 4329 81.2%
2022 85.41 348th 4376 92.0%
2023 86.85 316th 4401 92.8%
2024 89.08 236th 4431 94.7%
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Rank History for White students at Luna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.81 1638th 3127 47.6%
2019 56.07 1325th 3142 57.8%
2021 72.77 640th 3082 79.2%
2022 75.61 527th 3082 82.9%
2023 65.17 1006th 3106 67.6%
2024 70.12 749th 3078 75.7%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Open Quote The teachers take care of the students like there own kids. The principle and the assistant principal (Dr Sanders ) are involved and always work for the improvements of the students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Luna Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 520 25 6 109 2 n/a n/a 0 662
1989 577 23 8 94 4 n/a n/a 0 706
1990 608 22 6 126 2 n/a n/a 0 764
1991 614 27 10 128 8 n/a n/a 0 787
1992 663 19 9 134 10 n/a n/a 0 835
1993 338 12 7 143 7 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 415 24 8 232 6 n/a n/a 0 685
1995 415 19 26 240 5 n/a n/a 0 705
1996 415 19 26 240 5 n/a n/a 0 705
1997 423 12 31 247 6 n/a n/a 0 719
1998 425 13 33 236 8 n/a n/a 0 715
1999 405 20 25 245 5 n/a n/a 0 700
2000 382 24 22 272 4 n/a n/a 0 704
2001 395 48 36 199 4 n/a n/a 0 682
2002 320 49 54 192 2 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 320 49 54 192 2 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 283 57 51 245 3 n/a n/a 0 639
2005 238 63 56 210 3 n/a n/a 0 570
2006 246 93 54 252 2 n/a n/a 0 647
2007 224 66 47 160 1 n/a n/a 0 498
2008 207 84 55 157 4 n/a n/a 0 507
2009 215 66 56 142 3 n/a n/a 0 482
2010 213 85 54 154 2 n/a n/a 0 508
2011 201 72 53 144 4 0 20 0 494
2012 202 65 59 149 6 0 17 0 498
2013 201 67 55 156 4 0 12 0 495
2014 195 64 50 133 3 0 8 0 453
2015 200 55 48 65 1 0 9 0 378
2016 198 62 41 68 3 1 14 0 387
2017 164 62 55 89 4 1 14 0 389
2018 119 41 49 75 5 1 15 0 305
2019 121 53 47 79 4 2 18 0 324
2020 132 57 53 86 4 2 18 0 352
2021 140 73 69 110 5 2 24 0 423
2022 165 73 81 117 4 1 27 0 468
2023 157 76 100 145 4 1 28 0 511
2024 168 78 99 151 5 1 31 0 533

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 Luna Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 662 36.0 18.3 n/a
1989 706 n/a n/a n/a
1990 764 41.0 18.6 n/a
1991 787 41.4 19.0 n/a
1992 835 40.2 20.7 12.8
1993 507 30.0 16.9 30.6
1994 685 38.5 17.8 33.1
1995 705 45.3 15.6 35
1996 705 45.3 15.6 35
1997 719 45.8 15.7 32.1
1998 715 44.1 16.2 30.2
1999 700 43.2 16.2 35.1
2000 704 44.0 16.0 38.9
2001 682 43.3 15.8 29.9
2002 617 42.2 14.6 31.6
2003 617 42.2 14.6 31.6
2004 639 42.5 15.0 39.6
2005 570 45.1 12.6 41.2
2006 647 45.1 14.3 43.1
2007 498 37.7 13.2 40
2008 507 37.0 13.7 43.6
2009 482 32.9 14.6 37.8
2010 508 34.6 14.6 43.3
2011 494 32.7 15.0 40.1
2012 498 31.2 15.9 39.6
2013 495 31.0 15.9 42.2
2014 453 31.0 14.5 36.6
2015 378 26.0 14.5 30.2
2016 387 28.0 13.8 31.5
2017 389 26.8 14.4 33.7
2018 305 24.6 12.3 28.5
2019 324 24.2 13.3 30.2
2020 352 25.0 14.0 26.4
2021 423 27.5 15.3 44.2
2022 468 29.3 15.9 38.9
2023 511 32.7 15.5 37.6
2024 533 31.6 16.8 35.1

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 Luna Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 662 36.0 18.3 n/a
1989 706 n/a n/a n/a
1990 764 41.0 18.6 n/a
1991 787 41.4 19.0 n/a
1992 835 40.2 20.7 12.8
1993 507 30.0 16.9 30.6
1994 685 38.5 17.8 33.1
1995 705 45.3 15.6 35
1996 705 45.3 15.6 35
1997 719 45.8 15.7 32.1
1998 715 44.1 16.2 30.2
1999 700 43.2 16.2 35.1
2000 704 44.0 16.0 38.9
2001 682 43.3 15.8 29.9
2002 617 42.2 14.6 31.6
2003 617 42.2 14.6 31.6
2004 639 42.5 15.0 39.6
2005 570 45.1 12.6 41.2
2006 647 45.1 14.3 43.1
2007 498 37.7 13.2 40
2008 507 37.0 13.7 43.6
2009 482 32.9 14.6 37.8
2010 508 34.6 14.6 43.3
2011 494 32.7 15.0 40.1
2012 498 31.2 15.9 39.6
2013 495 31.0 15.9 42.2
2014 453 31.0 14.5 36.6
2015 378 26.0 14.5 30.2
2016 387 28.0 13.8 31.5
2017 389 26.8 14.4 33.7
2018 305 24.6 12.3 28.5
2019 324 24.2 13.3 30.2
2020 352 25.0 14.0 26.4
2021 423 27.5 15.3 44.2
2022 468 29.3 15.9 38.9
2023 511 32.7 15.5 37.6
2024 533 31.6 16.8 35.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Luna Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $941 (7.7%) $11,219 (92.3%) $12,160
2020 $871 (8.2%) $9,698 (91.8%) $10,569
2021 $1,040 (9.8%) $9,571 (90.2%) $10,612

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Luna Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 727th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 757th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Luna Elementary)6673
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Luna Elementary)5451
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Luna Elementary)5578
 23%
   4th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4550
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Luna Elementary)6554
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Luna Elementary)6483
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5558
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Luna Elementary)7267
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Garland Independent School District (Isd))5851
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Luna Elementary)5633
 23%
   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 Students324511
 57.7%
African American5376
 43.4%
American Indian44
Asian47100
 112.8%
Hispanic79145
 83.5%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White121157
 29.8%
Two or More Races1828
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.2%37.6%
 7.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 533 students attended Luna Elementary.

Students at Luna Elementary are 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Luna Elementary ranks 621st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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