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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890004438
Garfield Elementary School
300 W MARTIN, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4700 · Val Verde County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
18.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
544 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 grade levels within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary School this school | 635 | 85.7% | 25.9% |
| Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School DEL RIO | 623 | 84.9% | 32.8% |
| Ruiz Elementary School LAREDO | 660 | 85.5% | 51.3% |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School MISSION | 614 | 86.5% | 51.4% |
| Mission Valley Elementary School EL PASO | 604 | 86.4% | 35.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School EDINBURG | 640 | 87.2% | 33.5% |
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 Garfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Val Verde County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,989 of 4,401 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,145 of 4,466 ▲ 704 | #3 of 8 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,441 of 4,466 ▲ 1,412 | #3 of 8 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,043 of 3,998 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #1,358 of 4,938 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #4,327 of 4,622 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #4,296 of 4,628 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #1,511 of 4,789 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #2,433 of 2,838 | #4 of 6 |
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
635
+86 (+16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 635 | 33.9 | 18.7:1 | 86% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 34.3 | 19.4:1 | 88% (586) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 34.4 | 16.8:1 | 90% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 88% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 41.6 | 16.2:1 | 85% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 86% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 76% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 81% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (672 to 635); teachers down 18% (41.6 to 33.9).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DEL RIO, Texas, under SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. The school reports 635 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
The district, SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, operates 14 schools serving 9,767 students.
At Garfield Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 97% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% White. County-wide, 81% of Val Verde County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Garfield Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Staffing totals 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 86%. The rate at public schools in Val Verde County averages 72%, lower than here.
Garfield Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Garfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.9%, compared with a predicted 37.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Garfield Elementary School is located in Val Verde County, where median household income is about $66,100, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 20 public schools in Val Verde County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,448.
Nearest public school: Blended Academy, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Garfield Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Garfield Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 25.9% versus a 44.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 549 to 635. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.1:1 to 18.7:1 over the same years.
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Val Verde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,741
Census ACS
Median income
$66,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 537 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
- Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SD · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Blended Academy0.1 mi · 127
- Lamar Elementary School1.1 mi · 547
- San Felipe Memorial Middle School1.3 mi · 671
- Irene C Cardwell Elementary School1.7 mi · 452
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School1.9 mi · 623
- Del Rio Middle School1.9 mi · 1,347
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Elementary School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School is overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD in Val Verde County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.