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Garrett Elementary

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Garrett Elementary ranks 3400 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garrett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 606 students in 1st through 5th grade within the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd), where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools, it is on a slow but positive trajectory, climbing from the 13th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent efforts are starting to pay off.

A standout strength at Garrett is its performance with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 57th and 65th percentiles statewide, respectively—far exceeding the school's overall ranking. This is a key differentiator from nearby schools like Royalwood Elementary and H M Carroll Elementary, which do not show similar subgroup strengths. Additionally, Garrett's 3rd graders taking the STAAR Math test in Spanish achieved a 43.75% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district average of 36.14% and the state average of 27.95%, and far outperforming Sheldon Lake Elementary, which reported 0% proficiency on the same test.

Despite these bright spots, Garrett faces persistent challenges, particularly in 5th-grade science, where proficiency has ranged from 13% to 26% over recent years, consistently lagging behind the state average. The school also shows mixed results for Special Education students, who dropped to the 9th percentile in 2024-2025, and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 24th percentile. However, Garrett consistently outperforms the Sheldon ISD average in 3rd and 4th-grade Reading and Math, making it a relative leader within its district. For context, Summerwood Elementary, just 4 miles away in the Humble Independent School District (Isd), serves a more affluent community and scores 15-20 percentage points higher in every subject, highlighting the significant challenges Garrett faces in a higher-poverty area.

606

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,781

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12017 Garrett Rd
Houston, TX 77044

(281) 727-4200

District: Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garrett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Michael R Null Middle
High:	C E King High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

African American:

33.3%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,400^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

745^th of 951Sheldon 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	30.4	3400 of 4627	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	3098 of 4651	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3595 of 4710	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3824 of 4647	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3668 of 4581	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	3992 of 4578	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4085 of 4479	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	3719 of 4359	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	3880 of 4329	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	3781 of 4286	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	3947 of 4320	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.8	3499 of 4260	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	3587 of 4221	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.5	2479 of 4206	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1777 of 2406	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	1138 of 1905	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1899 of 2443	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1596 of 2443	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1795 of 2421	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1929 of 2444	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2107 of 2515	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	2073 of 2483	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	2945 of 4461	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	3020 of 4331	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3507 of 4295	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	1827 of 4240	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1021 of 2918	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1622 of 3668	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	2145 of 3556	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1839 of 3487	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	2622 of 3446	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2787 of 3333	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2506 of 3226	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3150 of 4575	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	1975 of 3744	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3303 of 4658	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	3979 of 4588	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3423 of 4561	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3839 of 4499	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3853 of 4348	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3875 of 4306	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2323 of 3075	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	1896 of 2619	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	2601 of 2980	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.4	1445 of 2958	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2122 of 3006	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2598 of 3184	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2254 of 3106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1906 of 4413	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	1636 of 3644	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2304 of 4465	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3354 of 4401	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3193 of 4376	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3651 of 4329	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3525 of 4188	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2804 of 4168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2727 of 4520	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	1824 of 3705	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	2757 of 4594	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3288 of 4521	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3345 of 4477	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3825 of 4451	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3800 of 4309	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3271 of 4264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3548 of 4582	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	2851 of 3739	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3670 of 4647	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3578 of 4585	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3839 of 4563	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4006 of 4498	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4059 of 4357	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3465 of 4319	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	740 of 1099	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	638 of 1004	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	734 of 961	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3348 of 4301	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	3220 of 3549	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3158 of 4292	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	3909 of 4086	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3370 of 3952	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3228 of 3799	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	2961 of 3684	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	2746 of 3558	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	2530 of 3106	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2829 of 3142	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2921 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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 Mathematics 3rd 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
Garrett Elementary	Public	1-5	12017 Garrett Rd	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4200	606	35	17.2	82.8%	15 (2.5%)	202 (33.3%)	379 (62.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.4	3400^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		35.4	3098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.4%	302	33.3	0.0	12.5	40.4	41.8	45.2	40.8	41.3	29.0	$11,781
H M Carroll Elementary	Public	1-5	10210 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4100	536	37	14.4	85.8%	4 (0.7%)	158 (29.5%)	360 (67.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	35.6	3046^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.2%		34.7	3146^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	100	44.4		14.3	36.1	40.8	57.0	27.3	38.0	51.8	$10,678
Sheldon Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	13002 Sheldon Community Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-2000	622	40	15.5	84.6%	22 (3.5%)	210 (33.8%)	363 (58.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	31.2	3356^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.5%		28.8	3511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	155	0.0		0.0	43.1	41.4	47.3	33.1	41.7	33.6	$9,934
L E Monahan Elementary	Public	1-5	8901 Deep Valley Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2900	635	40	15.8	87.7%	16 (2.5%)	232 (36.5%)	372 (58.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	14.1	4338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.2%		22.6	3874^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%	464	19.1	0.0	6.7	27.2	35.9	31.1	20.5	34.6	27.3	$10,721
Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	13210 Tidwell	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-2100	556	34	16.3	86.5%	16 (2.9%)	117 (21.0%)	412 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)										$11,024
Autumn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14910 Woodland Dawn	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-8813	930	63	14.7	62.7%	68 (7.3%)	465 (50.0%)	332 (35.7%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	36 (3.9%)	33.8	3170^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.5%		32.5	3287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	117				39.2	40.6	58.0	39.9	32.9	37.0	$9,128
KIPP Legacy Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	9606 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	820	39	21.1	96.3%	3 (0.4%)	345 (42.1%)	447 (54.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	21.6	3961^st of 4627 public elementary schools	14.4%		10	4482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.6%	521				22.4	40.5		27.6	38.8		$7,347
Fonwood Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9709 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-0781	405	22	18.4	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	283 (69.9%)	113 (27.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)										$9,729
Royalwood Elementary	Public	1-5	7715 Royalwood Dr	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2700	607	40	15.0	90.1%	35 (5.8%)	75 (12.4%)	490 (80.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	35.5	3049^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.6	3221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	172	17.4		40.0	55.8	47.3	39.1	40.4	35.5	34.6	$10,398
Summerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 Summerwood Lakes Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3000	644	40	16.1	43.2%	148 (23.0%)	189 (29.3%)	260 (40.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	58.7	1664^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		64.2	1369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%	295				54.4	54.2	61.7	42.9	56.3	47.3	$10,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garrett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garrett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Michael R Null Middle
High : C E King High School

What is the racial makeup of Garrett Elementary?

Students at Garrett Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 33% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Garrett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Garrett Elementary.

Is Garrett Elementary a good school?

Garrett Elementary ranks 3400^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Garrett Elementary in?

Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

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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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