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Ganado Elementary

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Ganado Elementary ranks 657 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ganado Elementary in Ganado, TX, is a small, rural PK-5 school serving 321 students within the Ganado Independent School District (Isd), and it has engineered a remarkable turnaround to become a high-performing institution, now ranking in the 86th percentile statewide. The school’s most impressive achievement is its exceptional performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 95th percentile for this subgroup—placing it among the top 5% in Texas. This success is supported by a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like Industrial Elementary West (16.6) and Hutchins Elementary (17.8), allowing for more targeted support.

Ganado Elementary consistently excels in math, outperforming the state average in every grade level tested, and has maintained a 4-star rating for five of the last six years. This sustained excellence makes it a standout among peers; for instance, it outperforms both Industrial Elementary West (81st percentile) and Industrial Elementary East (67th percentile), and is in a different league compared to Hutchins Elementary (38th percentile) and Northside Elementary (54th percentile). While Louise Elementary has a slightly higher recent ranking (87th percentile), Ganado’s consistent high performance over three years offers more reliability.

The school also effectively challenges its highest-achieving students, ranking in the 87th percentile for Gifted and Talented students. While it previously struggled with English Language Learner and Special Education populations, recent data shows massive improvements, suggesting new effective strategies are in place. One area for potential focus is 5th-grade science, which has been a relative weakness, though the school has shown it can achieve well above state averages in this subject. Overall, Ganado Elementary is a model for rural schools, demonstrating how a focused approach can drive success across diverse student groups.

321

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,635

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W Sutherland
Ganado, TX 77962

(361) 771-4250

District: Ganado Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ganado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ganado Jh
High:	Ganado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

35.5%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Texas avg51%

657^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

302^nd of 951Ganado 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	82.9	657 of 4627	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	1455 of 4651	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	1046 of 4710	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	1035 of 4647	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	652 of 4581	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	1200 of 4578	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	1829 of 4479	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	2711 of 4359	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	2827 of 4329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	2366 of 4286	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.8	1694 of 4320	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	1717 of 4260	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	2171 of 4221	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	2491 of 4206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.0	1251 of 4095	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1714 of 3937	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	1458 of 3884	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	1854 of 3768	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	1067 of 3724	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	922 of 3476	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.9	942 of 3475	72.9%	★★★★☆
2004	70.3	964 of 3465	72.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	487 of 4461	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	574 of 4331	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	2166 of 4295	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2573 of 4240	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1013 of 1643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.3	2854 of 2918	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3192 of 3668	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1980 of 3556	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.4	564 of 3487	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	1663 of 3446	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	2176 of 3333	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	2559 of 3226	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	848 of 4575	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	49.0	1796 of 3744	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	1778 of 4658	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	1501 of 4588	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	752 of 4561	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	1478 of 4499	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	2311 of 4348	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3274 of 4306	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	350 of 2619	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	213 of 2980	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	286 of 2958	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	1 of 3184	100.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	650 of 4413	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.3	1770 of 3644	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1344 of 4465	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	946 of 4401	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	740 of 4376	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	1106 of 4329	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	1905 of 4188	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	3549 of 4168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	247 of 4520	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	43.1	2180 of 3705	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	1162 of 4594	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1042 of 4521	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	435 of 4477	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	711 of 4451	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	1745 of 4309	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	3475 of 4264	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	513 of 4582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	989 of 3739	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	733 of 4647	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	688 of 4585	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	617 of 4563	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	981 of 4498	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	1546 of 4357	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2113 of 4319	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	1648 of 4301	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.5	3274 of 3549	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	3892 of 4292	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3735 of 4086	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	80.1	322 of 3799	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	32.0	2685 of 3684	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3410 of 3558	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	377 of 3006	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	618 of 2612	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	666 of 3108	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	775 of 3106	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	237 of 3082	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	61.3	1036 of 3082	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	1340 of 3142	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	1624 of 3127	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+14 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Ganado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Sutherland	Ganado	77962	Jackson County	Ganado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 771-4250	321	25	12.8	52.0%	114 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	82.9	657^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.8%		62.7	1455^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.7%	798					76.9	61.1	66.7	67.3	61.1	68.9	$6,635
Louise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Second St	Louise	77455	Wharton County	Louise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 648-2262	273	19	14.1	68.9%	96 (35.2%)	6 (2.2%)	162 (59.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	84.3	604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.9%		63.5	1406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	802					50.0	74.3	73.5	60.0	91.4	79.4	$9,341
Edna Pri	Public	PK, KG-3	400 Apollo Dr	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 782-2953	551	36	15.3	63.7%	219 (39.7%)	48 (8.7%)	263 (47.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)								(n/a)					51.6			35.3			$6,147
Edna Intermediate	Public	4-5	400 Apollo Dr	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 782-2953	202	14	14.8	55.4%	85 (42.1%)	12 (5.9%)	89 (44.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	40.9	2669^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.7	2728^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.3%	59						41.7	54.8		40.2	48.4	$5,036
Industrial Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	390 Main	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 284-3226	264	17	15.3	51.9%	167 (63.3%)	2 (0.8%)	88 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	61.5	1545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.6%		60.4	1559^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	14					75.7	65.1	39.6	73.0	60.5	35.4	$9,133
Hutchins Elementary	Public	1-3	1006 Roberts	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 543-5481	678	38	17.8	75.4%	133 (19.6%)	53 (7.8%)	480 (70.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)					35.4			37.3			$7,373
Northside Elementary	Public	4-5	2610 Meadow Ln	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 543-5812	471	25	18.9	77.3%	109 (23.1%)	46 (9.8%)	309 (65.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	38.5	2855^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.3%		50.1	2138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%	717	0.0	14.3	0.0	28.6		37.8	45.3		50.0	47.1	$7,741
Myatt Elementary	Public	PK-K	501 W Webb	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 543-7514	421	25	16.8	81.7%	65 (15.4%)	41 (9.7%)	312 (74.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)											$9,995
Industrial Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-5	599 F M 444 S	Inez	77968	Victoria County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 284-3226	290	17	16.6	23.1%	211 (72.8%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	77	867^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.3%		78.6	805^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.7%	62					62.8	81.4	66.0	54.8	83.3	46.0	$8,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Ganado Elementary

Is Ganado Elementary a good school?

Ganado Elementary ranks 657^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ganado Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Ganado Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ganado Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ganado Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ganado Jh
High : Ganado High School

What is the racial makeup of Ganado Elementary?

Students at Ganado Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 36% White.

What district is Ganado Elementary in?

Ganado Independent School District (Isd)

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