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Garfield Middle

Public Grades 6-8
Summary

Garfield Elementary is a public elementary school in Del Rio, Texas, serving 665 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 606 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 33.33%, 31.93%, and 35.78%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 41.17%, 44.84%, and 52.96%, and the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet consistently outperforms Garfield Elementary and the district and state averages on STAAR tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet had 80% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to Garfield Elementary's 33.33%. Despite Garfield Elementary's higher spending per student, ranging from $10,324 to $11,968 over the past few years, the school has not seen significant academic gains, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes.

635
Students ?
18.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,373
Per pupil spending ?
85.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 W Martin
       Del Rio, TX  78842

(830) 778-4700

District: San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District


Students who attend Garfield Middle usually attend:

Middle:    Del Rio Middle
    San Felipe Memorial Middle
High:    Del Rio High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.2%
White:
2.7%
Two or more races:
0.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school41%
District avg39%
Texas avg48%
Not ranked this year
Garfield Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
661st of 951San Felipe-Del Rio 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.14284 of 46517.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.64286 of 47109.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.54099 of 464711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.93018 of 458134.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.13441 of 457824.8%★☆☆☆☆
201927.33509 of 447921.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.13686 of 435915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201726.73362 of 432922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201640.82800 of 428634.7%★★☆☆☆
201537.92958 of 432031.5%★★☆☆☆
201427.33525 of 426017.3%★☆☆☆☆
201325.53590 of 422114.9%★☆☆☆☆
201225.83613 of 420614.1%★☆☆☆☆
201128.43460 of 409515.5%★☆☆☆☆
201036.52992 of 393724.0%★☆☆☆☆
200943.02599 of 388433.1%★★☆☆☆
200829.63136 of 376816.8%★☆☆☆☆
200746.72371 of 372436.3%★★☆☆☆
200633.02737 of 347621.3%★☆☆☆☆
200522.53101 of 347510.8%★☆☆☆☆
200414.03306 of 34654.6%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202247.92248 of 446149.6%★★☆☆☆
202127.73541 of 433118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201938.42782 of 429535.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.13170 of 424025.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.22295 of 291821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.93247 of 366811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.63227 of 35569.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.62634 of 348724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.72926 of 344615.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.03144 of 33335.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.82947 of 32268.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.23439 of 37448.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.43945 of 465815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.34165 of 45889.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.53259 of 456128.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.63025 of 449932.8%★★☆☆☆
201935.42986 of 434831.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.93316 of 430623.0%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201964.41215 of 318461.8%★★★☆☆
201847.32058 of 310633.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202522.23162 of 364413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.73855 of 446513.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.13790 of 440113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202240.92695 of 437638.4%★★☆☆☆
202132.13094 of 432928.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.23013 of 418828.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.53396 of 416818.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.53216 of 370513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.23981 of 459413.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.33920 of 452113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202246.42399 of 447746.4%★★☆☆☆
202133.63142 of 445129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.73350 of 430922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.33479 of 426418.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.03214 of 373914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.54198 of 46479.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.23942 of 458514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202239.72761 of 456339.5%★★☆☆☆
202121.43776 of 449816.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.43743 of 435714.1%★☆☆☆☆
201818.23911 of 43199.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.12592 of 354927.0%★☆☆☆☆
202432.03140 of 429226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.92723 of 408633.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.71473 of 395262.7%★★★☆☆
202130.62755 of 379927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.42547 of 368430.9%★★☆☆☆
201824.83067 of 355813.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201815.92922 of 31276.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2019)62nd percentile+40 vs school
At Risk (2022)50th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
White (2018)7th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English I Reading100%+45 vs state
Algebra I81%+27 vs state
Reading45%-11 vs state
Social Studies31%~ state avg
Mathematics31%-9 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Garfield Middle.

Students at Garfield Middle are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Students who attend Garfield Middle usually go on to attend Del Rio Middle

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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