GARWOOD EL

GARWOOD EL is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in GARWOOD, Texas, one of the schools within RICE CISD, with 120 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 77% leaner than typical.

Within RICE CISD, which oversees 7 schools and 1,306 students, GARWOOD EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GARWOOD EL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 33% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, GARWOOD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.0%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the area at large, Colorado County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,377, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Colorado County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,697 students), of which GARWOOD EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RICE CHALLENGE ACADEMY, around 10.0 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GARWOOD EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 38% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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