GARFIELD EL

GARFIELD EL, a moderately sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by PASADENA ISD, teaches 537 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Within PASADENA ISD, which oversees 67 schools and 46,491 students, GARFIELD EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, GARFIELD EL lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 9% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GARFIELD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GARFIELD EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: THOMAS HANCOCK EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GARFIELD EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 537 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for GARFIELD EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.