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Garriga Elementary

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Garriga Elementary ranks 2954 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

2954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garriga Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Port Isabel, TX, serving about 410 students in a high-poverty area where over 91% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools.

One of the most striking findings is the stark difference in performance between Garriga and its district neighbor, Derry Elementary, located just over a mile away. Both schools serve similar demographics and have comparable student-teacher ratios and per-student spending, yet Derry consistently outperforms Garriga by a wide margin—ranking in the 60th percentile statewide compared to Garriga’s 48th percentile in 2024-2025. This suggests that school-level factors like leadership and teaching strategies, not district resources, are driving the gap. Additionally, Garriga shows a significant gender achievement gap: female students rank in the 55th percentile (3 stars), while male students rank in the 23rd percentile (1 star), a 27-point difference not seen in nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, Garriga has notable bright spots. It serves its low-socioeconomic status students exceptionally well, ranking in the 65th percentile in 2024-2025, far above its overall rank. Its Gifted and Talented program also shows promise, improving from the 27th to the 54th percentile in recent years. However, the school struggles profoundly with its Special Education students, ranking in the 1st percentile in 2024-2025, and its English Language Learner program has been declining. For parents, this means Garriga offers strong support for economically disadvantaged and high-achieving students, but families with male students or those needing special education services should carefully evaluate whether the school’s current programs meet their child’s needs.

410

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,591

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 W Adams
Port Isabel, TX 78578-2433

(956) 943-0080

District: Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garriga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Port Isabel J H
High:	Port Isabel Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

White:

5.1%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

2,954^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

673^rd of 951Point Isabel 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	37.0	2954 of 4627	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	2403 of 4651	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2635 of 4710	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3301 of 4647	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3248 of 4581	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3547 of 4578	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	2998 of 4479	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3177 of 4359	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.8	2604 of 4329	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	2898 of 4286	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	2666 of 4320	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	3542 of 4260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	2544 of 4461	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	2788 of 4331	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1960 of 4295	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	2768 of 4240	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1855 of 2918	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	2758 of 3668	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2862 of 3556	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	2559 of 3487	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	2691 of 3446	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1808 of 3333	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1826 of 3226	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2288 of 4575	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1678 of 3744	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2530 of 4658	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3018 of 4588	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3340 of 4561	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3413 of 4499	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2812 of 4348	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3387 of 4306	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	1406 of 3075	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	1560 of 2619	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2162 of 2980	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2676 of 2958	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	2821 of 3006	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2374 of 3184	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2044 of 3106	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2600 of 4413	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	1723 of 3644	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2527 of 4465	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3195 of 4401	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3437 of 4376	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3323 of 4329	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2746 of 4188	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3111 of 4168	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	2289 of 4520	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	1279 of 3705	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2066 of 4594	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	2613 of 4521	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2779 of 4477	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	3252 of 4451	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2390 of 4309	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2668 of 4264	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3533 of 4582	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	2305 of 3739	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3111 of 4647	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3509 of 4585	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3113 of 4563	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3472 of 4498	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	2970 of 4357	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3004 of 4319	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3408 of 4301	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	3506 of 3549	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	4256 of 4292	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3293 of 4086	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1610 of 3952	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	2212 of 3799	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3350 of 3684	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3443 of 3558	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	1784 of 3106	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1337 of 3082	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1670 of 3142	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2096 of 3127	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics42%-6 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 Reading 5th 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
Garriga Elementary	Public	3-5	200 W Adams	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0080	410	28	14.5	91.7%	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	378 (92.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	37	2954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.2%		45.6	2403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	551	36.4				52.6	34.6	48.2	38.6	40.5	44.9	$11,591
Derry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1702 2nd St	Port Isabel	78578	Cameron County	Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 943-0070	392	27	14.2	85.2%	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	354 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)											$12,837
Brite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 S Browne Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-3000	584	37	15.8	93.2%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	576 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	1481^st of 4627 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.7	1542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	61					54.6	45.5	64.3	56.4	52.3	59.5	$10,639
Vermillion Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6895 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6060	654	42	15.5	97.9%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	647 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	1971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2014^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	43					44.4	55.2	54.6	43.2	50.0	54.6	$10,895
Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 Salida De La Luna	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-7100	501	31	16.1	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.5	891^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		81	722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	169					70.6	71.9	58.7	68.6	75.4	49.3	$10,212
Palmer-Laakso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30515 Farm Rd 1847	San Benito	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5121	582	38	15.4	75.4%	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79.4	778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.4	771^st of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	7					52.6	67.1	72.4	52.6	68.3	71.3	$10,498
El Jardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6911 Boca Chica Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6000	389	23	16.8	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		53	1964^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.8%	1098			50.0	33.3	42.2	42.9	44.2	26.7	44.9	50.0	$10,555
Lopez-Riggins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Mesquite Ln	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-6916	467	32	14.6	84.8%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61.4	1552^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		78.4	814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	738					45.8	60.5	58.1	43.4	57.3	62.1	$12,272
Idea Robindale Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	699	32	21.8	88.0%	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	655 (93.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44.2	2432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	549	20.0	7.7	20.0	20.0	40.5	68.7	60.0	38.8	40.8	27.0	$11,049
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Coffeeport Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6030	596	38	15.5	88.8%	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	579 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.7	1423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.5	947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	476					44.6	65.3	60.0	39.2	60.3	66.3	$11,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Garriga Elementary

What district is Garriga Elementary in?

Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)

Is Garriga Elementary a good school?

Garriga Elementary ranks 2954^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garriga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Garriga Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Garriga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garriga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Port Isabel J H
High : Port Isabel Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Garriga Elementary?

Students at Garriga Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

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