Lyles Middle School
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Lyles Middle School is a public middle school
located in Garland
, Texas
(USA
). Lyles Middle School enrolls students in grades 6
-8
and is a part of the Garland Independent School District
.
Lyles Middle School was named a 1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School.
In 2009, the school was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
The ethnic makeup of the school is 41% African American
, 30% Hispanic
, 23% White
, non-Hispanic, 6% Asian
/Pacific Islander
, and less than 1% Native American
.
The average class sizes at Lyles are 18 students for English
, 13 for foreign language
, 18 for math, 21 for science
, and 21 for social studies
.
Teachers at the school carry, on average, 4 years of teaching experience and 40% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers.
Middle school
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located in Garland
Garland, Texas
-Climate:* The average warmest month is July.* The highest recorded temperature was in 2000.* On average, the coolest month is January.* The lowest recorded temperature was in 1989.* The maximum average precipitation occurs in May....
, Texas
Texas
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(USA
United States
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). Lyles Middle School enrolls students in grades 6
Sixth grade
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-8
Eighth grade
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and is a part of the Garland Independent School District
Garland Independent School District
Garland Independent School District is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas ....
.
Lyles Middle School was named a 1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School.
In 2009, the school was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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.
Statistics (per 2006)
The attendance rate for students at the school is 95%, compared with a state average of 96%. 60% of the students at Lyles are economically disadvantaged, 16% enroll in special education, 1% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 10% are considered "limited English proficient."The ethnic makeup of the school is 41% African American
African American
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, 30% Hispanic
Hispanic
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, 23% White
White people
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, non-Hispanic, 6% Asian
Asian people
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/Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
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, and less than 1% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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.
The average class sizes at Lyles are 18 students for English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 13 for foreign language
Foreign language
A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her...
, 18 for math, 21 for science
Science
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, and 21 for social studies
Social studies
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.
Teachers at the school carry, on average, 4 years of teaching experience and 40% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers.