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Garfield Middle

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Garfield Middle ranks 1420 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Texas middle schools

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/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

Texas avg48%

1,420^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

655^th of 947San 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	4284 of 4651	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4286 of 4710	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4099 of 4647	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3018 of 4581	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3441 of 4578	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3509 of 4479	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	3686 of 4359	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	3362 of 4329	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.8	2800 of 4286	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	2958 of 4320	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.3	3525 of 4260	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	3590 of 4221	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	3613 of 4206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.4	3460 of 4095	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	2992 of 3937	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.0	2599 of 3884	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.6	3136 of 3768	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	2371 of 3724	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	2737 of 3476	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	3101 of 3475	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	3306 of 3465	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	2248 of 4461	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	3541 of 4331	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2782 of 4295	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3170 of 4240	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2295 of 2918	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	3247 of 3668	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3227 of 3556	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	2634 of 3487	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2926 of 3446	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3144 of 3333	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	2947 of 3226	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	3439 of 3744	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	3945 of 4658	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4165 of 4588	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3259 of 4561	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3025 of 4499	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	2986 of 4348	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3316 of 4306	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	64.4	1215 of 3184	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2058 of 3106	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	3162 of 3644	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3855 of 4465	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3790 of 4401	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2695 of 4376	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3094 of 4329	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3013 of 4188	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3396 of 4168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	3216 of 3705	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3981 of 4594	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3920 of 4521	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	2399 of 4477	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	3142 of 4451	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3350 of 4309	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3479 of 4264	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	3214 of 3739	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4198 of 4647	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3942 of 4585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2761 of 4563	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3776 of 4498	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	3743 of 4357	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3911 of 4319	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	2592 of 3549	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3140 of 4292	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2723 of 4086	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	1473 of 3952	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	2755 of 3799	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	2547 of 3684	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3067 of 3558	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	15.9	2922 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)

Elementary school

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

Middle school

White (2026)77th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-35 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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Martin	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4700	635	34	18.7	85.7%	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	617 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.7	1420^th of 2359 public middle schools	39.8%					(n/a)	81.0	100.0		42.2	49.8	41.7		28.5	36.8	26.6	31.2	$11,373
San Felipe Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	1207 W Garza	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4570	671	34	19.6	70.6%	29 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	622 (92.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	36.2	1536^th of 2359 public middle schools	34.9%					(n/a)	73.3	97.1		51.3	45.4	43.2		31.7	27.4	27.1	21.0	$8,500
Del Rio Middle	Public	6-8	720 Raymond Lozano Blvd	Del Rio	78842	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4530	1,347	74	18.3	70.8%	78 (5.8%)	9 (0.7%)	1,243 (92.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	35.3	1566^th of 2359 public middle schools	33.6%		34	1586^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.3%	20	93.8	100.0		42.3	46.9	38.5		25.2	44.1	27.8	16.1	$9,280
Heritage Academy Of Del Rio Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	605 Amistad Blvd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 774-6230	254	15	16.5	85.0%	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	247 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.7	1709^th of 2359 public middle schools	27.6%		44.5	1240^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.1%	469	80.0		12.5	20.3	28.0	61.6	8.3	18.9	36.0	35.4	17.8	$8,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Middle?

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

What district is Garfield Middle in?

San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

Is Garfield Middle a good school?

Garfield Middle ranks 1420^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garfield Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Garfield Middle attend?

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

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