Garden Villas Elementary

Summary:

Garden Villas Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 370 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending level and a stable student-teacher ratio, Garden Villas Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's African American and Hispanic students generally perform better than the overall student population, but the performance of students with special needs and gifted and talented students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools in these categories. Nearby HISD schools like Alcott Elementary, Golfcrest Elementary, and Gregg Elementary generally perform better than Garden Villas Elementary on STAAR tests, despite having similar student demographics.

The data suggests that Garden Villas Elementary may benefit from a comprehensive school improvement plan that addresses the specific needs of its student population, including targeted interventions for struggling learners and specialized support for students with special needs and gifted and talented students. Collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools, as well as a careful analysis of the school's resource allocation and instructional practices, could provide valuable insights to guide the school's improvement efforts.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 7185 Santa Fe
       Houston, TX  77061-2621


(713) 845-7484

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3351st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,144 Help


Students who attend Garden Villas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hartman Middle
High:    Sterling High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  360

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.5%
African American:
24.7%
White:
2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Garden Villas Elementary ranks worse than 71.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 115th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.5%), African American (24.7%), White (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden Villas Elementary is 14.4, which is the 61st best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden Villas Elementary is $10,144. 96 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden Villas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Villas Elementary 3351st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Garden Villas Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Hispanic students:


Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garden Villas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 9.17 3379th 3465 2.5%
2005 20.27 3160th 3475 9.1%
2006 30.47 2825th 3476 18.7%
2007 28.32 3129th 3724 16.0%
2008 46.81 2335th 3768 38.0%
2009 41.53 2669th 3884 31.3%
2010 52.14 2222nd 3937 43.6%
2011 51.93 2299th 4095 43.9%
2012 46.47 2487th 4206 40.9%
2013 36.48 3061st 4221 27.5%
2014 31.62 3327th 4260 21.9%
2015 39.05 2903rd 4320 32.8%
2016 32.04 3196th 4286 25.4%
2017 38.73 2615th 4329 39.6%
2018 41.58 2442nd 4359 44.0%
2019 34.31 3078th 4479 31.3%
2021 26.56 3410th 4578 25.5%
2022 31.91 3262nd 4581 28.8%
2023 31.57 3296th 4647 29.1%
2024 31.34 3351st 4675 28.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.38 1363rd 3226 57.7%
2019 58.10 1180th 3333 64.6%
2021 39.91 2085th 3446 39.5%
2022 40.22 2215th 3487 36.5%
2023 44.26 1999th 3556 43.8%
2024 38.99 2265th 3638 37.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.78 1722nd 3558 51.6%
2019 16.67 3582nd 3684 2.8%
2022 14.01 3877th 3952 1.9%
2024 79.92 440th 4261 89.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.45 1871st 4264 56.1%
2019 50.10 2061st 4309 52.2%
2021 35.98 2996th 4451 32.7%
2022 36.24 3073rd 4477 31.4%
2023 40.22 2857th 4521 36.8%
2024 38.28 2999th 4560 34.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.88 2178th 4306 49.4%
2019 36.86 2881st 4348 33.7%
2021 22.86 3687th 4499 18.0%
2022 29.53 3453rd 4561 24.3%
2023 46.48 2387th 4588 48.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.59 2625th 3106 15.5%
2019 42.13 2325th 3184 27.0%
2021 64.32 1222nd 3006 59.3%
2023 27.63 2594th 2980 13.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.17 1493rd 4240 64.8%
2019 43.35 2442nd 4295 43.1%
2021 41.08 2491st 4331 42.5%
2022 44.08 2510th 4461 43.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.80 2856th 4319 33.9%
2019 33.92 3083rd 4357 29.2%
2021 33.54 2938th 4498 34.7%
2022 36.63 2950th 4563 35.3%
2023 23.41 3800th 4585 17.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.68 943rd 2483 62.0%
2019 43.28 1410th 2515 43.9%
2021 46.87 1148th 2444 53.0%
2022 50.42 1071st 2421 55.8%
2023 45.05 1239th 2443 49.3%
2024 41.26 1427th 2421 41.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Garden Villas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.56 1911th 4168 54.2%
2019 45.92 2265th 4188 45.9%
2021 33.28 3023rd 4329 30.2%
2022 36.47 2999th 4376 31.5%
2023 43.96 2493rd 4401 43.4%
2024 36.10 3022nd 4431 31.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Open Quote Aside from the a few staff members the teachers are not very cordial and welcoming despite stating that the school has an open door policy for parents. After a recent ordeal i would not endorse this school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Garden Villas Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 244 359 3 236 2 n/a n/a 0 844
1989 271 365 5 221 1 n/a n/a 0 863
1990 283 329 3 183 1 n/a n/a 0 799
1991 257 355 2 193 2 n/a n/a 0 809
1992 246 333 3 231 1 n/a n/a 0 814
1993 193 341 4 251 3 n/a n/a 0 792
1994 189 338 3 234 1 n/a n/a 0 765
1995 153 361 2 288 1 n/a n/a 0 805
1996 153 361 2 288 1 n/a n/a 0 805
1997 135 376 3 307 3 n/a n/a 0 824
1998 111 389 3 319 4 n/a n/a 0 826
1999 98 423 7 366 3 n/a n/a 0 897
2000 67 435 8 407 1 n/a n/a 0 918
2001 61 420 4 441 1 n/a n/a 0 927
2002 42 368 6 513 1 n/a n/a 0 930
2003 42 368 6 513 1 n/a n/a 0 930
2004 41 356 5 540 1 n/a n/a 0 943
2005 29 348 5 589 1 n/a n/a 0 972
2006 34 357 2 582 1 n/a n/a 0 976
2007 25 375 2 610 1 n/a n/a 0 1013
2008 21 339 1 618 1 n/a n/a 0 980
2009 16 346 1 628 0 n/a n/a 0 991
2010 19 312 2 641 0 n/a n/a 0 974
2011 31 287 3 613 3 0 1 0 938
2012 23 241 5 653 2 0 1 0 925
2013 19 230 6 605 5 0 1 0 866
2014 17 215 2 589 1 0 1 0 825
2015 16 203 2 622 1 0 1 0 845
2016 15 236 3 607 0 0 3 0 864
2017 20 237 1 596 0 0 0 0 854
2018 13 201 1 568 1 0 2 0 786
2019 10 171 1 508 1 0 1 0 692
2020 9 140 0 448 1 0 3 0 601
2021 6 119 0 375 1 0 2 0 503
2022 9 103 0 307 1 0 1 0 421
2023 7 87 0 275 1 0 0 0 370
2024 10 89 0 261 0 0 0 0 360

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garden Villas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 49.0 17.2 n/a
1989 863 n/a n/a n/a
1990 799 48.0 16.6 n/a
1991 809 48.0 16.8 n/a
1992 814 49.5 16.4 34.8
1993 792 49.0 16.2 46.8
1994 765 46.5 16.5 43
1995 805 50.5 15.9 50.2
1996 805 50.5 15.9 50.2
1997 824 52.1 15.8 52.3
1998 826 50.1 16.5 54
1999 897 51.0 17.6 69.5
2000 918 51.5 17.8 73.2
2001 927 48.5 19.1 73.4
2002 930 56.6 16.4 79.7
2003 930 56.6 16.4 79.7
2004 943 59.0 16.0 80.3
2005 972 60.7 16.0 79.7
2006 976 58.2 16.8 84.4
2007 1013 57.0 17.8 65.6
2008 980 59.0 16.6 72.9
2009 991 62.0 16.0 71.6
2010 974 64.0 15.2 67.6
2011 938 61.9 15.1 58.5
2012 925 56.9 16.2 53.7
2013 866 52.0 16.6 88.8
2014 825 49.0 16.8 89.7
2015 845 51.0 16.5 83.9
2016 864 55.0 15.7 87.4
2017 854 50.4 16.9 78.1
2018 786 50.1 15.6 84.9
2019 692 44.5 15.5 91.5
2020 601 36.5 16.4 93.8
2021 503 34.0 14.7 90.5
2022 421 29.1 14.4 89.5
2023 370 25.7 14.3 90.8
2024 360 24.8 14.4 90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garden Villas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 49.0 17.2 n/a
1989 863 n/a n/a n/a
1990 799 48.0 16.6 n/a
1991 809 48.0 16.8 n/a
1992 814 49.5 16.4 34.8
1993 792 49.0 16.2 46.8
1994 765 46.5 16.5 43
1995 805 50.5 15.9 50.2
1996 805 50.5 15.9 50.2
1997 824 52.1 15.8 52.3
1998 826 50.1 16.5 54
1999 897 51.0 17.6 69.5
2000 918 51.5 17.8 73.2
2001 927 48.5 19.1 73.4
2002 930 56.6 16.4 79.7
2003 930 56.6 16.4 79.7
2004 943 59.0 16.0 80.3
2005 972 60.7 16.0 79.7
2006 976 58.2 16.8 84.4
2007 1013 57.0 17.8 65.6
2008 980 59.0 16.6 72.9
2009 991 62.0 16.0 71.6
2010 974 64.0 15.2 67.6
2011 938 61.9 15.1 58.5
2012 925 56.9 16.2 53.7
2013 866 52.0 16.6 88.8
2014 825 49.0 16.8 89.7
2015 845 51.0 16.5 83.9
2016 864 55.0 15.7 87.4
2017 854 50.4 16.9 78.1
2018 786 50.1 15.6 84.9
2019 692 44.5 15.5 91.5
2020 601 36.5 16.4 93.8
2021 503 34.0 14.7 90.5
2022 421 29.1 14.4 89.5
2023 370 25.7 14.3 90.8
2024 360 24.8 14.4 90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garden Villas Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,321 (15.1%) $7,420 (84.9%) $8,741
2020 $1,631 (16.9%) $8,003 (83.1%) $9,634
2021 $1,034 (10.2%) $9,110 (89.8%) $10,144

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garden Villas Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3078th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3296th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Garden Villas Elementary)2340
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden Villas Elementary)1824
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Garden Villas Elementary)2617
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden Villas Elementary)4342
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Garden Villas Elementary)3831
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garden Villas Elementary)3823
 15%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Garden Villas Elementary)3637
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Garden Villas Elementary)5150
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Garden Villas Elementary)4834
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students692370
 46.5%
African American17187
 49.1%
American Indian11
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic508275
 45.9%
Pacific Islander00
White107
 30%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.5%90.8%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Villas Elementary

Students at Garden Villas Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 25% African American, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 360 students attended Garden Villas Elementary.

Garden Villas Elementary ranks 3351st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Garden Villas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hartman Middle
High : Sterling High School


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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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