Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730000658
Garden Ridge Elementary School
2220 S GARDEN RIDGE BLVD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 · (469) 713-5956 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
11.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
75 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 33.0% | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Ridge Elementary School
Garden Ridge Elementary School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Ridge Elementary School this school | 325 | 23.1% | 67.2% |
| Hedgcoxe Elementary School PLANO | 366 | 23.2% | 63.6% |
| Bethany Elementary School PLANO | 266 | 19.9% | 66.5% |
| Shepard Elementary School PLANO | 400 | 18.8% | 55.9% |
| Timber Creek Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 410 | 29.5% | 48.4% |
| San Gabriel Elementary School LIBERTY HILL | 322 | 14.0% | 53.3% |
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 Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #409 of 4,401 | #30 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #779 of 4,466 ▼ 258 | #45 of 138 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #345 of 4,466 ▲ 206 | #23 of 138 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,498 of 3,998 | #87 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #4,045 of 4,938 | #132 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #218 of 4,622 | #7 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #842 of 4,628 | #73 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #4,371 of 4,789 | #94 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #1,626 of 2,838 | #37 of 69 |
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
325
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 325 | 28.2 | 11.5:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 30.7 | 11.4:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 31.7 | 12.0:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 31.6 | 12.1:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (381 to 325); teachers down 11% (31.6 to 28.2).
About Garden Ridge Elementary School
Garden Ridge Elementary School is a small elementary school based in FLOWER MOUND, Texas. The school enrolls 325 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Garden Ridge Elementary School is a school in LEWISVILLE ISD. The district has 62 schools and 47,876 students.
Federal enrollment data show Garden Ridge Elementary School is 50% White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The school has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 23% of students (75) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, higher than here.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Garden Ridge Elementary School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Texas, Garden Ridge Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.2% actual against a predicted 63.8%.
The county, Denton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $111,498 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Denton County has 267 public schools with about 175,222 students, including Garden Ridge Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Garden Ridge Elementary School is closest to Forest Vista Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Garden Ridge Elementary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Garden Ridge Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 325, compared with 372 in 2020-21.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEWISVILLE ISD
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Other schools in FLOWER MOUND
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- Argyle High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Argyle South Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
Other Garden Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garden Ridge Elementary. Garden Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Garden Ridge Elementary SchoolGARDEN RIDGE, TX · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Vista Elementary School0.6 mi · 557
- STEM Academy at Hedrick Middle School1.0 mi · 872
- Parkway Elementary School1.0 mi · 571
- Marjory Vickery Elementary School1.1 mi · 635
- Lillie J Jackson Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 429
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School1.2 mi · 894
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garden Ridge Elementary School?
Garden Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Garden Ridge Elementary School serve?
Garden Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Garden Ridge Elementary School have?
Garden Ridge Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Ridge Elementary School?
At Garden Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Garden Ridge Elementary School in?
Garden Ridge Elementary School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
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