Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168000653
Garden Park Elementary School
855 MILITARY HWY, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 982-2630 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
368 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garden Park Elementary School
Garden Park Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Park Elementary School this school | 372 | 98.9% | 49.9% |
| Valley View North Elementary School PHARR | 372 | 99.7% | 46.3% |
| Progreso Early Childhood PROGRESO | 365 | 98.1% | N/A |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 383 | 98.2% | 46.8% |
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School SULLIVAN CITY | 356 | 98.6% | 53.0% |
| Graciela Garcia Elementary School PHARR | 385 | 97.9% | 53.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garden Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #1,445 of 4,401 | #30 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #685 of 4,466 ▲ 3 | #14 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,700 of 4,466 ▲ 172 | #41 of 93 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #908 of 3,998 | #21 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #3,716 of 4,938 | #70 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,136 of 4,622 | #26 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.6% | #4,492 of 4,628 | #84 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #87 of 4,789 | #6 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.5% | #232 of 2,838 | #3 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-97 (-21%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 25.4 | 14.7:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 27.3 | 14.4:1 | 99% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 99% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 96% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 35.1 | 17.0:1 | 99% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 96% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 51 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (595 to 372); teachers down 28% (35.1 to 25.4).
About Garden Park Elementary School
Garden Park Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Texas, located in BROWNSVILLE. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 372 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
BROWNSVILLE ISD enrolls 37,097 students, and its 52 schools include Garden Park Elementary School.
The share of Hispanic students at Garden Park Elementary School is 99%. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 89% share among Cameron County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Park Elementary School is 14.7:1, based on 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
Garden Park Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 31.4% for Garden Park Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 49.9%. The 18.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cameron County show that the median household earns about $52,601 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Cameron County has 187 public schools with about 97,392 students, including Garden Park Elementary School.
Pace Early College High School is about 0.5 miles from Garden Park Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Garden Park Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 469 (2020-21) to 372 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Garden Park Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other Garden Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garden Park Elementary. Garden Park Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Garden Park ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Pace Early College High School0.5 mi · 1,621
- Jubilee Living Way1.1 mi · 363
- Ortiz Elementary School1.2 mi · 564
- Russell Elementary School1.3 mi · 418
- Keller Elementary School1.4 mi · 537
- Manzano Middle School1.5 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garden Park Elementary School?
Garden Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garden Park Elementary School serve?
Garden Park Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Park Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Park Elementary School?
At Garden Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Garden Park Elementary School public or private?
Garden Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.