Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICE CISD·NCES 483697004117
Garwood Elementary School
7827 HWY 71 S, GARWOOD, TX 77442 · (979) 234-3531 · Colorado County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
71 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 2 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
57%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
Garwood Elementary School→Rice JH
Based on grade levels within RICE CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -29.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 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 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Garwood Elementary School
Garwood Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garwood Elementary School this school | 120 | 59.2% | 46.1% |
| Woodsboro Elementary School WOODSBORO | 167 | 56.3% | 34.8% |
| Iraan Elementary School IRAAN | 143 | 51.0% | 30.8% |
| Kress Elementary School KRESS | 135 | 51.9% | 29.3% |
| Eldorado Elementary School ELDORADO | 144 | 65.3% | 58.8% |
| Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood ROSCOE | 84 | 58.3% | N/A |
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 Garwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Colorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,842 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,695 of 4,466 ▲ 1,190 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,312 of 4,466 ▼ 250 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -23.5pp | #44 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #4,802 of 4,938 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #3,156 of 4,789 | N/A |
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
120
+26 (+28%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 120 | 7.7 | 15.6:1 | 59% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 7.9 | 13.4:1 | 60% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 7.7 | 14.7:1 | 55% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 59% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 7.6 | 14.6:1 | 51% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 57% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | 58% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 37% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 12 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (110 to 120); teachers up 2% (7.6 to 7.7).
About Garwood Elementary School
Garwood Elementary School is an elementary school located in GARWOOD, Texas, in Colorado County. Federal data show 120 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Garwood Elementary School sits within RICE CISD, which has 7 schools and 1,306 students.
About 57% of the student body at Garwood Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 33% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Colorado County residents are about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 7.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.6:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Garwood Elementary School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Garwood Elementary School is 2.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.1% actual, 48.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the surrounding county, Colorado County, the median household earns about $66,377 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Colorado County has 14 public schools with about 3,697 students, including Garwood Elementary School.
Rice Challenge Academy, about 10.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Garwood Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Garwood Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 28% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.6:1, from 13.4:1.
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Colorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,006
Census ACS
Median income
$66,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICE CISD
- Rice High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Rice JHMiddle · 282 students
- Eagle Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Eagle Lake Intermediate SchoolElementary · 166 students
- Rice Challenge AcademyHigh · 114 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 82 students
Other Garwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garwood Elementary. Garwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRATHDRUM, ID · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Rice Challenge Academy10.0 mi · 114
- Rice High School10.1 mi · 348
- Rice JH10.2 mi · 282
- Eagle Lake Primary School10.3 mi · 194
- Eagle Lake Intermediate School11.1 mi · 166
- Sheridan Elementary School16.6 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Garwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Garwood Elementary School?
Garwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garwood Elementary School serve?
Garwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Garwood Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Garwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garwood Elementary School?
At Garwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 57% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Garwood Elementary School public or private?
Garwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICE CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.