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Garfield Elementary

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Garfield Elementary ranks 3088 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-4 school in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd) serving 537 students in a high-poverty community, where 87.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and spends about $12,111 per student, slightly above the district average. After a significant dip to the 7th percentile in 2023-2024, Garfield has rebounded to the 33rd percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026, showing a positive but fragile upward trend that sets it apart from nearby low-performing schools like Thomas Hancock Elementary (19th percentile) and Jessup Elementary (10th percentile), which have remained stagnant or declined.

Garfield's most remarkable strength is its exceptional performance in Spanish-language math, making it a "bilingual math powerhouse" in a struggling context. In 2025-2026, 3rd graders scored 87.5% proficient in STAAR Spanish Math, and 4th graders scored 64.3% proficient—dramatically higher than district and state averages. This is a consistent trend over three years, and no nearby school comes close, including the high-performing Laura Welch Bush Elementary (80th percentile), which scores only 36.2% in Spanish Math. However, Garfield's English-language math scores are very low (31.3% in 3rd grade and 26.3% in 4th grade), creating a stark contrast that drags down its overall ranking. The school also shows notable effectiveness with specific student groups, ranking in the 57th percentile for Special Education students and the 44th percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students, suggesting strong support systems.

Garfield's performance in English Reading is closer to the district average and is a relative strength compared to its math scores, but the urgent need is for targeted intervention in English-language mathematics. The school has proven it can teach math effectively in a bilingual setting, and replicating that success for English STAAR Math exams could lead to substantial improvement. Nearby charter schools like Southeast Elementary (Yes Prep) and Beta Academy outperform Garfield in English Reading and Math, offering families viable alternatives. While Garfield faces challenges common to high-poverty schools in the area, its bilingual math program is a clear, replicable strength that could be expanded to benefit all students.

537

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,831

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10301 Hartsook St
Houston, TX 77034-3516

(713) 740-0584

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Earnesteen Milstead Middle
	Miller Intermediate
High:	Pasadena Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

8.9%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

3,088^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 36Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

595^th of 951Pasadena Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3088 of 4627	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	3877 of 4651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	4403 of 4710	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3390 of 4647	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3096 of 4581	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2828 of 4578	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3639 of 4479	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2555 of 4359	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	2583 of 4329	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.1	2006 of 4286	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	1625 of 4320	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	1668 of 4260	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.5	2217 of 4221	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	2305 of 4206	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.2	1360 of 4095	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.1	651 of 3937	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	1084 of 3884	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	1186 of 3768	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	1747 of 3724	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.0	1633 of 3476	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.7	662 of 3475	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	644 of 3465	81.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1745 of 2406	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	1905 of 1905	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1960 of 2444	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1327 of 2515	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1571 of 2483	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	1888 of 4461	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	990 of 4331	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	3019 of 4295	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2827 of 4240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1350 of 2918	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	2738 of 3668	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.2	1347 of 3556	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	562 of 3487	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	668 of 3446	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	24.9	2897 of 3333	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	2553 of 3226	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2930 of 4575	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	2184 of 3744	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4172 of 4658	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2615 of 4588	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2922 of 4561	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2680 of 4499	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3596 of 4348	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3070 of 4306	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	2720 of 3075	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.2	1262 of 2619	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	2389 of 2980	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	1711 of 3184	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	910 of 3106	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	2619 of 4413	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	1911 of 3644	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3587 of 4465	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2739 of 4401	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2644 of 4376	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	2266 of 4329	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3123 of 4188	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1860 of 4168	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2518 of 4520	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	2163 of 3705	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4150 of 4594	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2635 of 4521	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2993 of 4477	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2497 of 4451	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3027 of 4309	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2159 of 4264	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3158 of 4582	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	2922 of 3739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	3939 of 4647	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3892 of 4585	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3303 of 4563	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2899 of 4498	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3501 of 4357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2069 of 4319	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1861 of 4301	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	2522 of 3549	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4101 of 4292	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	3954 of 4086	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	2307 of 3952	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	817 of 3799	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	34.0	2492 of 3684	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2395 of 3558	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	15.9	2920 of 3127	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)58th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

African American (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-22 vs school

White (2018)7th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10301 Hartsook St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0584	537	43	12.4	87.5%	12 (2.2%)	48 (8.9%)	473 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35	3088^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.3%		22.6	3877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	789	19.1		87.5	64.3	55.7	45.2		31.3	26.3		$11,831
Thomas Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9604 Minnesota St	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5430	336	28	12.0	94.3%	16 (4.8%)	114 (33.9%)	191 (56.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	24.9	3758^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		20.1	4018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%	260	18.2	50.0	0.0	36.4	41.7	37.0		22.5	37.8		$12,629
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2323 Theta St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0568	382	36	10.6	94.0%	22 (5.8%)	37 (9.7%)	316 (82.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.8	2461^st of 4627 public elementary schools	46.8%		29.7	3450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.8%	989	42.4				22.0	42.9		42.5	58.7		$13,729
Beta Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9701 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 331-2460	1,032	45	22.7	74.0%	151 (14.6%)	166 (16.1%)	690 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	33.8	3166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.6%		40	2769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%	397					57.3	48.1	51.1	29.3	11.0	36.4	$5,940
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	736	49	14.9	87.6%	10 (1.4%)	122 (16.6%)	589 (80.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	19.9	4043^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		5.7	4602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%	559					31.4	39.2	41.2	27.9	32.3	30.7	$9,777
Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9301 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0616	326	33	9.8	96.6%	8 (2.5%)	45 (13.8%)	264 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	18	4156^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.2%		21.6	3940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.3%	216	24.0	33.3		50.0	29.6	34.9		20.8	38.1		$15,018
Pearl Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1504 9th St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0688	571	44	12.9	94.7%	17 (3.0%)	35 (6.1%)	508 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	31.2	3355^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.2	3414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	27.8				43.8	37.3		24.1	49.3		$10,554
Meador Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10701 Seaford Dr	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0648	443	34	13.0	91.6%	21 (4.7%)	110 (24.8%)	274 (61.9%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	39.5	2795^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.3	3176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	381	50.0				45.5	52.7		25.4	47.3		$12,160
Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	507 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5555	816	50	16.4	84.7%	26 (3.2%)	56 (6.9%)	723 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	60.4	1603^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	65.4%		48.7	2211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.5%	608	64.4	60.0	68.2	66.0	58.9	51.8	62.7	50.0	38.6	57.5	$12,822
Matthys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0632	457	36	12.6	89.7%	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49	2173^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		31	3369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	1196	25.0				38.9	50.0		32.4	66.7		$10,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earnesteen Milstead Middle
Middle : Miller Intermediate
High : Pasadena Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% White.

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks 3088^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Garfield Elementary.

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