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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD·NCES 482406005878
Spring Garden Elementary School
2400 CUMMINGS RD, BEDFORD, TX 76021 · (817) 399-3320 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
260 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 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 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Spring Garden Elementary School
Spring Garden Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden Elementary School this school | 599 | 43.4% | 58.5% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School ROANOKE | 672 | 42.1% | 55.4% |
| O A Peterson FORT WORTH | 655 | 40.3% | 44.8% |
| Houston Elementary School DENTON | 537 | 44.3% | 50.0% |
| Judith L Harlow Elementary School ANNA | 731 | 44.2% | 47.5% |
| Keeley Elementary School ROWLETT | 582 | 37.8% | 62.9% |
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 Spring Garden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #841 of 4,401 | #52 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,500 of 4,466 ▼ 511 | #86 of 339 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #950 of 4,466 ▼ 260 | #59 of 339 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #749 of 3,998 | #52 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #1,629 of 4,938 | #100 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,251 of 4,622 | #175 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #261 of 4,628 | #45 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #3,822 of 4,789 | #272 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #2,269 of 2,838 | #198 of 242 |
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
599
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 599 | 40.5 | 14.8:1 | 43% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 40.5 | 14.9:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39.5 | 14.7:1 | 45% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 38.6 | 16.8:1 | 45% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 48% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 11% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 43 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Garden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (647 to 599); teachers up 5% (38.6 to 40.5).
About Spring Garden Elementary School
Among the schools in BEDFORD, Texas, is Spring Garden Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. There are 599 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD enrolls 23,262 students in 31 schools, including Spring Garden Elementary School.
About 40% of students at Spring Garden Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 40.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is lower.
Test results at Spring Garden Elementary School are 3.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.5% actual, 55.1% predicted).
The school's county is Tarrant County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Spring Garden Elementary School shares Tarrant County with 638 other public schools.
Meadow Creek Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.4%; Spring Garden Elementary School's is 58.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 599, down from 619 in 2020-21.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 2,734 students
- Bell High SchoolHigh · 2,411 students
- Euless Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Harwood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Bedford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 968 students
Other schools in BEDFORD
- Harwood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Bedford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Bedford Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 651 students
- Meadow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Bell Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Shady Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Other Spring Garden Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Spring Garden Elementary. Spring Garden Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 532 students
- Spring Garden ElementaryHampstead, MD · 439 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, IL · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Creek Elementary School0.7 mi · 649
- Harwood Junior High School0.8 mi · 1,024
- Bedford Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 651
- Shady Brook Elementary School1.6 mi · 582
- Taylor Elementary School1.9 mi · 511
- Bell Manor Elementary School2.0 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Garden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Spring Garden Elementary School?
Spring Garden Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Spring Garden Elementary School serve?
Spring Garden Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Spring Garden Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Spring Garden Elementary School.
How diverse is Spring Garden Elementary School?
Spring Garden Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Spring Garden Elementary School public or private?
Spring Garden Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.