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Garwood Elementary

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Garwood Elementary ranks 1846 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garwood Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Garwood, TX, serving 120 students as part of the Rice Consolidated Independent School District. This school has a strong history of high academic performance, consistently ranking in the 80th-90th percentile statewide for years, but has recently experienced a significant decline, dropping to the 60th percentile. Despite this, Garwood still outperforms nearby Sheridan Elementary (57th percentile) and Eagle Lake Intermediate (15th percentile), though it has lost its former clear lead over district peers.

The most notable change is a sharp drop in performance starting around the 2023-2024 school year, which may be due to changes in curriculum, staffing, or student population. While 4th graders continue to excel—outperforming the state in both Reading (59% vs. 53%) and Math (64% vs. 49%)—3rd graders are struggling, especially in Math (33% proficient vs. 44% state average). 5th-grade Science remains a consistent bright spot, with 43% proficiency in 2024-2025 compared to 30% statewide. The school also shows a dramatic shift in serving specific student groups: it once ranked in the 98th percentile for Special Education and At-Risk students, but now ranks in the 12th percentile for these groups, suggesting a need to refocus support.

Garwood spends significantly more per student ($13,139) than nearby Columbus Elementary ($9,551) and maintains small class sizes with a 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio. This combination of high resources and small classes typically supports strong results, making the recent decline a red flag that warrants investigation into how resources are being used. The school’s continued success in 4th grade and Science provides a blueprint for recovery, but the focus must be on identifying the root cause of the post-2023 drop, particularly in early-grade math and support for vulnerable students.

120

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,608

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7827 Hwy 71 S
Garwood, TX 77412-0338

(979) 234-3531

District: Rice Consolidated Independent School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

32.5%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

1,846^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Rice Consolidated Independent School District

699^th of 951Rice Consolidated Independent School District 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	55.2	1846 of 4627	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	2071 of 4651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2181 of 4710	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	849 of 4647	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	885 of 4581	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	920 of 4578	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	495 of 4479	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	604 of 4359	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	707 of 4329	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	426 of 4286	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	588 of 4320	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	543 of 4260	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	1184 of 4221	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	981 of 4206	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.6	1902 of 4095	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	1942 of 3937	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.7	2558 of 3884	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.2	920 of 3768	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	58.2	1783 of 3724	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	1160 of 3476	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	1122 of 3475	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.8	471 of 3465	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	29.5	1928 of 2483	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	3904 of 4461	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	4330 of 4331	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	93.7	87 of 4295	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	43.5	2402 of 4240	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	1952 of 4575	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	1519 of 3744	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1578 of 4658	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	697 of 4588	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	762 of 4561	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	1900 of 4499	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	499 of 4348	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	723 of 4306	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	1398 of 4413	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	1869 of 3644	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	1998 of 4465	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.3	239 of 4401	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	711 of 4376	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	1442 of 4329	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.7	349 of 4188	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	263 of 4168	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1962 of 4520	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	2162 of 3705	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2628 of 4594	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	1130 of 4521	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	714 of 4477	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	1149 of 4451	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	431 of 4309	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	775 of 4264	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	1675 of 4582	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	1528 of 3739	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	3075 of 4647	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	1126 of 4585	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1256 of 4563	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	700 of 4498	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	476 of 4357	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	603 of 4319	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3792 of 4301	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	2884 of 3549	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	95.5	76 of 4086	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	2110 of 3006	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	1611 of 2612	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.7	394 of 3106	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	688 of 3082	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	254 of 3082	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	193 of 3142	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	335 of 3127	89.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2018)22nd percentile-64 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile-68 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics51%+4 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 (2025)	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
Garwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7827 Hwy 71 S	Garwood	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	120	8	15.6	59.2%	39 (32.5%)	9 (7.5%)	68 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	55.2	1846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		51.1	2071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	225					50.0	59.1	47.4	33.3	63.6	52.6	$8,608
Eagle Lake Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Johnnie D Hutchins	Eagle Lake	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	194	13	14.7	81.4%	12 (6.2%)	36 (18.6%)	138 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$7,308
Eagle Lake Intermediate	Public	3-5	701 Tate Ave	Eagle Lake	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	166	13	13.0	82.5%	11 (6.6%)	24 (14.5%)	126 (75.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	22.1	3937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.9%		42.3	2622^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%	1315					22.0	28.9	38.2	14.0	53.9	38.2	$8,031
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	5526 Fm 2437	Sheridan	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	82	7	11.5	79.3%	35 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	52.2	2002^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.6	2340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.7%	338					29.4	63.6	52.9	35.3	90.9	58.8	$9,148
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
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
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
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1324 Bowie	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 732-2078	798	51	15.5	64.5%	315 (39.5%)	77 (9.6%)	370 (46.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.4%)	51.1	2059^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		58.4	1651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	408					46.4	47.1	54.6	46.0	56.7	46.7	$8,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Garwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garwood Elementary?

Students at Garwood Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Garwood Elementary a good school?

Garwood Elementary ranks 1846^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Garwood Elementary.

What district is Garwood Elementary in?

Rice Consolidated Independent School District

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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