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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELDON ISD·NCES 483999012497
Garrett Elementary School
12017 GARRETT RD, HOUSTON, TX 77044 · (281) 727-4200 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
502 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (106) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 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 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Garrett Elementary School
Garrett Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Elementary School this school | 606 | 82.8% | 35.5% |
| Sheldon Lake Elementary School HOUSTON | 622 | 84.6% | 32.3% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| Iltexas Arlington Elementary School ARLINGTON | 663 | 83.9% | 29.9% |
| Park Lakes Elementary School HUMBLE | 675 | 78.2% | 33.3% |
| Jack M Fields Sr Elementary School HUMBLE | 638 | 87.9% | 24.1% |
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 Garrett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,117 of 4,401 | #437 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,148 of 4,466 ▼ 650 | #463 of 625 ▼ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,401 of 4,466 ▼ 344 | #477 of 625 ▼ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,372 of 3,998 | #371 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,583 of 4,938 | #345 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #3,996 of 4,622 | #553 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,449 of 4,628 | #333 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #1,743 of 4,789 | #385 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,490 of 2,838 | #395 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
606
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 606 | 35.1 | 17.3:1 | 83% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 37.7 | 16.2:1 | 90% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 40.5 | 16.6:1 | 92% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 89% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 40.6 | 15.7:1 | 80% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 86% (492) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (636 to 606); teachers down 14% (40.6 to 35.1).
About Garrett Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Garrett Elementary School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas. Federal data show 606 students enrolled in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25.
Garrett Elementary School is among 14 schools run by SHELDON ISD, which serves 10,946 students.
The student body at Garrett Elementary School is 63% Hispanic. It is also 33% Black and 2% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Garrett Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 35.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.3:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 13 points.
Garrett Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.5%, compared with a predicted 38.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Harris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Garrett Elementary School among them.
Michael R Null Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Garrett Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Garrett Elementary School's average proficiency of 35.5% compares with 33.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 48 students, from 654 to 606. Students per teacher increased from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHELDON ISD
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
- C E King Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,359 students
- Michael R Null Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- L E Monahan Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Sheldon Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Royalwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Garrett Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Garrett Elementary. Garrett Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Garrett Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 592 students
- Garrett Elementary SchoolAugusta, GA · 435 students
- GARRETT ELEM.HAZELWOOD, MO · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Michael R Null Middle School0.2 mi · 1,050
- C E King High School1.3 mi · 3,716
- H M Carroll Elementary School1.4 mi · 536
- Sheldon Lake Elementary School1.7 mi · 622
- L E Monahan Elementary School2.2 mi · 635
- Kase Academy2.5 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Garrett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garrett Elementary School?
Garrett Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Garrett Elementary School serve?
Garrett Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Garrett Elementary School have?
Garrett Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Garrett Elementary School?
Garrett Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrett Elementary School?
Garrett Elementary School is overseen by SHELDON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.