Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002464
Garden Villas Elementary School
7185 SANTA FE, HOUSTON, TX 77061 · (713) 845-7484 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
329 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 46 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Villas Elementary School
Garden Villas Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Villas Elementary School this school | 363 | 90.6% | 36.6% |
| Bishop Elementary School EVERMAN | 341 | 92.7% | 38.5% |
| Jackson Elementary School TYLER | 388 | 89.9% | 32.3% |
| Decker Elementary School AUSTIN | 366 | 91.8% | 13.5% |
| East Handley Elementary School FORT WORTH | 329 | 93.0% | 25.2% |
| Remynse Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 394 | 89.3% | 44.8% |
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 Villas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,991 of 4,401 | #416 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,296 of 4,466 ▼ 680 | #316 of 625 ▼ 114 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,761 of 4,466 ▲ 826 | #372 of 625 ▲ 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,253 of 3,998 | #185 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #3,782 of 4,938 | #573 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,535 of 4,622 | #218 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #2,975 of 4,628 | #411 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,000 of 4,789 | #241 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.8% | #38 of 2,838 | #11 of 441 |
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
363
-140 (-28%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 363 | 25.9 | 14.0:1 | 91% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 24.9 | 14.5:1 | 90% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25.7 | 14.4:1 | 91% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 90% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 50.1 | 15.7:1 | 85% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 87% (755) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 59% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 927 | 48 | 19.3:1 | 73% (680) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 48 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Villas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (786 to 363); teachers down 48% (50.1 to 25.9).
About Garden Villas Elementary School
Garden Villas Elementary School is a public elementary school run by HOUSTON ISD in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's 363 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, operates 273 schools serving 176,727 students.
At 73%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Garden Villas Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 22% Black and 4% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Garden Villas Elementary School comes in at 42%.
Teachers at Garden Villas Elementary School total 25.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 329 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 91%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Garden Villas Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Garden Villas Elementary School scores 36.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.0%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearby, Mount Carmel Academy is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Garden Villas Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Garden Villas Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 363, 28% below the 503 of 2020-21.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Garden Villas Elementary SchoolHow large is Garden Villas Elementary School?
Garden Villas Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garden Villas Elementary School serve?
Garden Villas Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Villas Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Villas Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Villas Elementary School?
At Garden Villas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 73% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Garden Villas Elementary School public or private?
Garden Villas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.