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Schools in Garland

Garland’s public schools

Sampson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/16schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 2% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,590 students on the public path
In brief

Garland’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Garland’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Sampson Early College High places highest (better than 99%); Roseboro-Salemburg Middle lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Garland, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and five high schools: Midway High, Union High, Lakewood High, Hobbton High and Sampson Early College High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Garland, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Garland’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to B+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sampson County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 49.9% · 4125 students tested
Math53%
State average 50.8% · 3739 students tested

Garland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Garland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garland—Sampson County Schools

Every school in Garland

17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Garland’s schools

Are Garland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garland. Sampson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garland in?

Sampson County Schools.

Where do Garland kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Midway High, Union High, Lakewood High, Hobbton High and Sampson Early College High.

Parents talk

What Garland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.