Enrollment
357
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNER ISD·NCES 482037002054
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy
2222 GARNER SCHOOL RD, WEATHERFORD, TX 76088 · (940) 682-4251 · Parker County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
191 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 37.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy this school | 357 | 53.5% | 40.0% |
| Covington School COVINGTON | 353 | 56.1% | 30.2% |
| Martinsville School MARTINSVILLE | 313 | 56.5% | 49.3% |
| Graford School GRAFORD | 339 | 51.6% | 44.8% |
| Oglesby School OGLESBY | 237 | 51.1% | 37.8% |
| Perrin School PERRIN | 324 | 49.4% | 48.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #130 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #81 of 218 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #63 of 218 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #46 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #60 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #29 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #72 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #133 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
357
+141 (+65%) vs 2020
+123% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 357 | 35.2 | 10.1:1 | 54% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 34.9 | 10.5:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 30.1 | 10.7:1 | 54% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 52% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 15.3 | 12.8:1 | 45% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 47% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 58% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 30% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 82% (196 to 357); teachers up 130% (15.3 to 35.2).
About Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy is a small school serving multiple grade levels located in WEATHERFORD, Texas. Students in pre-K through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 357 students. Combined schools in Texas average about 485 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy belongs to GARNER ISD.
The largest group at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy is White students, at 68%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 83% of Parker County residents are White. The diversity index for Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 35.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.1:1. The average for combined schools in Texas, 11.7:1, is higher. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Parker County, the average eligibility rate is 33%.
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy scores 40.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Parker County show that median household income comes to about $104,443, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parker County counts 51 public schools with about 28,354 students.
About 5.0 miles separate Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy from the closest public school, Millsap Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy's average proficiency of 40.0% compares with 45.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal records list enrollment at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy as 216 in 2020-21 and 357 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher dropped from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.
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Parker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
165,168
Census ACS
Median income
$104,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
28,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEATHERFORD
- Weatherford High SchoolHigh · 2,427 students
- Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Tison Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Ikard Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Millsap Elementary School5.0 mi · 531
- Millsap High School5.3 mi · 301
- Mineral Wells Schools5.5 mi · 3,275
- Mineral Wells Academy5.5 mi · 28
- Millsap Middle School5.8 mi · 251
- Mineral Wells Junior High School7.0 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Garner College and Career Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy?
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-12.
Is Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy.
What is the student diversity at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy are roughly 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy public or private?
Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARNER ISD.
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