Garfield Elementary

Summary:

Garfield Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 525 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 562 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary consistently performs below the Pasadena ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests in reading and math for grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.67% of 3rd graders and 31.51% of 4th graders at Garfield Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 45.95% and 46.16% for Pasadena ISD, and 48.85% and 50.66% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students, who lag behind their peers at nearby schools like Meador Elementary and Laura Welch Bush Elementary, which have higher school rankings and ratings.

While Garfield Elementary has relatively high per-student spending of around $12,000, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. The significant racial composition differences between Garfield Elementary and the nearby schools, with Garfield having a much higher percentage of Hispanic students, may also be an important factor to consider in understanding and addressing the performance gaps. Targeted interventions and support, particularly for the underperforming student subgroups, could be crucial in improving Garfield Elementary's academic outcomes and overall school performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 10301 Hartsook St
       Houston, TX  77034-3516


(713) 740-0584

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4371st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,111 Help


Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Earnesteen Milstead Middle
    Miller Intermediate
High:    Pasadena Memorial High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  518

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.5%
African American:
6.2%
White:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Garfield Elementary ranks worse than 93.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 35th among 36 ranked elementary schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.2. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.5%), African American (6.2%), White (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary is 12.1, which is the 15th best among 36 elementary schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garfield Elementary is $12,111, which is the 13th highest among 36 elementary schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garfield Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Elementary 4371st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Garfield Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Pasadena Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pasadena Independent School District (Isd) 562nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garfield Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.83 644th 3465 81.4%
2005 75.73 662nd 3475 80.9%
2006 58.05 1633rd 3476 53.0%
2007 58.75 1747th 3724 53.1%
2008 67.87 1186th 3768 68.5%
2009 70.18 1084th 3884 72.1%
2010 77.06 651st 3937 83.5%
2011 67.21 1360th 4095 66.8%
2012 49.64 2305th 4206 45.2%
2013 51.53 2217th 4221 47.5%
2014 61.57 1668th 4260 60.8%
2015 62.85 1625th 4320 62.4%
2016 56.05 2006th 4286 53.2%
2017 39.12 2583rd 4329 40.3%
2018 40.02 2555th 4359 41.4%
2019 24.80 3639th 4479 18.8%
2021 35.21 2828th 4578 38.2%
2022 34.46 3096th 4581 32.4%
2023 30.16 3390th 4647 27.0%
2024 13.20 4371st 4675 6.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.22 2553rd 3226 20.9%
2019 24.88 2897th 3333 13.1%
2021 68.75 668th 3446 80.6%
2022 73.47 562nd 3487 83.9%
2023 56.20 1347th 3556 62.1%
2024 31.02 2714th 3638 25.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.88 2395th 3558 32.7%
2019 34.01 2492nd 3684 32.4%
2021 62.62 817th 3799 78.5%
2022 39.48 2307th 3952 41.6%
2023 15.98 3954th 4086 3.2%
2024 15.00 4071st 4261 4.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.24 2159th 4264 49.4%
2019 36.28 3027th 4309 29.8%
2021 43.46 2497th 4451 43.9%
2022 37.43 2993rd 4477 33.1%
2023 43.59 2635th 4521 41.7%
2024 19.99 4121st 4560 9.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.94 3070th 4306 28.7%
2019 25.47 3596th 4348 17.3%
2021 38.13 2680th 4499 40.4%
2022 37.55 2922nd 4561 35.9%
2023 42.91 2615th 4588 43.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.46 910th 3106 70.7%
2019 56.44 1711th 3184 46.3%
2023 36.11 2389th 2980 19.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.69 2827th 4240 33.3%
2019 35.36 3019th 4295 29.7%
2021 64.38 990th 4331 77.1%
2022 52.98 1888th 4461 57.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.55 2069th 4319 52.1%
2019 26.49 3501st 4357 19.6%
2021 34.08 2899th 4498 35.5%
2022 31.59 3303rd 4563 27.6%
2023 22.01 3892nd 4585 15.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.32 1571st 2483 36.7%
2019 45.15 1327th 2515 47.2%
2021 27.66 1960th 2444 19.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.30 1860th 4168 55.4%
2019 32.62 3123rd 4188 25.4%
2021 44.66 2266th 4329 47.7%
2022 41.74 2644th 4376 39.6%
2023 40.39 2739th 4401 37.8%
2024 27.45 3558th 4431 19.7%
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Rank History for White students at Garfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.93 2920th 3127 6.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Garfield Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 290 14 28 142 n/a n/a n/a 0 474
1989 280 20 22 186 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1990 303 25 19 266 1 n/a n/a 0 614
1991 286 22 23 279 1 n/a n/a 0 611
1992 270 27 19 259 3 n/a n/a 0 578
1993 246 24 26 266 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1994 195 28 16 297 3 n/a n/a 0 539
1995 154 27 6 354 1 n/a n/a 0 542
1996 154 27 6 354 1 n/a n/a 0 542
1997 139 21 7 324 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1998 129 36 11 405 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1999 147 42 18 434 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2000 123 48 14 404 0 n/a n/a 0 589
2001 98 49 14 449 1 n/a n/a 0 611
2002 90 48 14 653 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2003 90 48 14 653 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2004 79 38 12 701 0 n/a n/a 0 830
2005 83 40 15 731 1 n/a n/a 0 870
2006 68 62 17 804 0 n/a n/a 0 951
2007 61 53 20 845 0 n/a n/a 0 979
2008 53 44 21 697 0 n/a n/a 0 815
2009 59 52 19 720 0 n/a n/a 0 850
2010 50 65 11 765 1 n/a n/a 0 892
2011 38 52 9 753 1 0 8 0 861
2012 36 43 7 739 1 0 9 0 835
2013 40 55 6 776 2 0 5 0 884
2014 35 50 7 819 3 0 7 0 921
2015 28 49 7 782 3 0 2 0 871
2016 25 42 4 721 1 0 1 0 794
2017 24 41 1 710 1 1 1 0 779
2018 26 50 1 641 1 0 2 0 721
2019 19 45 2 593 1 0 0 0 660
2020 26 35 3 574 0 0 2 0 640
2021 23 32 5 511 0 0 2 0 573
2022 20 37 3 498 0 0 1 0 559
2023 16 28 2 477 1 0 1 0 525
2024 12 32 2 469 1 0 2 0 518

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 Garfield Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 474 38.0 12.4 n/a
1989 509 n/a n/a n/a
1990 614 42.0 14.6 n/a
1991 611 42.1 14.5 n/a
1992 578 40.0 14.4 36.3
1993 563 41.0 13.7 48.5
1994 539 35.5 15.2 46.6
1995 542 38.0 14.3 52.6
1996 542 38.0 14.3 52.6
1997 491 33.0 14.9 47
1998 581 33.7 17.2 50.3
1999 641 32.8 19.5 64
2000 589 35.6 16.5 63.8
2001 611 37.8 16.2 63.8
2002 805 44.1 18.3 73.3
2003 805 44.1 18.3 73.3
2004 830 47.6 17.4 75.3
2005 870 54.2 16.1 79.1
2006 951 57.1 16.7 78.8
2007 979 57.1 17.1 79.5
2008 815 53.0 15.4 77.3
2009 850 53.1 16.0 82.1
2010 892 54.5 16.3 86.1
2011 861 54.0 15.9 19.6
2012 835 51.0 16.3 87.1
2013 884 52.2 16.9 86.4
2014 921 57.3 16.0 85.5
2015 871 56.0 15.5 81.1
2016 794 56.0 14.1 79.7
2017 779 53.9 14.4 82.8
2018 721 51.1 14.1 83.2
2019 660 47.5 13.8 87.9
2020 640 48.1 13.2 83.9
2021 573 46.2 12.3 87.1
2022 559 45.1 12.3 90.2
2023 525 44.9 11.6 93.1
2024 518 42.5 12.1 92.3

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 Garfield Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 474 38.0 12.4 n/a
1989 509 n/a n/a n/a
1990 614 42.0 14.6 n/a
1991 611 42.1 14.5 n/a
1992 578 40.0 14.4 36.3
1993 563 41.0 13.7 48.5
1994 539 35.5 15.2 46.6
1995 542 38.0 14.3 52.6
1996 542 38.0 14.3 52.6
1997 491 33.0 14.9 47
1998 581 33.7 17.2 50.3
1999 641 32.8 19.5 64
2000 589 35.6 16.5 63.8
2001 611 37.8 16.2 63.8
2002 805 44.1 18.3 73.3
2003 805 44.1 18.3 73.3
2004 830 47.6 17.4 75.3
2005 870 54.2 16.1 79.1
2006 951 57.1 16.7 78.8
2007 979 57.1 17.1 79.5
2008 815 53.0 15.4 77.3
2009 850 53.1 16.0 82.1
2010 892 54.5 16.3 86.1
2011 861 54.0 15.9 19.6
2012 835 51.0 16.3 87.1
2013 884 52.2 16.9 86.4
2014 921 57.3 16.0 85.5
2015 871 56.0 15.5 81.1
2016 794 56.0 14.1 79.7
2017 779 53.9 14.4 82.8
2018 721 51.1 14.1 83.2
2019 660 47.5 13.8 87.9
2020 640 48.1 13.2 83.9
2021 573 46.2 12.3 87.1
2022 559 45.1 12.3 90.2
2023 525 44.9 11.6 93.1
2024 518 42.5 12.1 92.3

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 Garfield Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,437 (13.6%) $9,120 (86.4%) $10,556
2020 $2,411 (21.2%) $8,951 (78.8%) $11,362
2021 $1,665 (13.7%) $10,446 (86.3%) $12,111

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Garfield Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3639th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3390th of 4647 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Garfield Elementary)2731
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary)3023
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Garfield Elementary)4723
 24%
   3rd Grade Reading (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))4534
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary)4021
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))4233
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Garfield Elementary)3844
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))3938
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary)2031
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))3841
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Garfield Elementary)3140
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))3336
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2929
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary)4054
 14%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd))4035
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students660525
 20.5%
African American4528
 37.8%
American Indian11
Asian22
Hispanic593477
 19.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1916
 15.8%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.9%93.1%
 5.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Garfield Elementary.

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earnesteen Milstead Middle
Middle : Miller Intermediate
High : Pasadena Memorial High School

Students at Garfield Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

Garfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Texas elementary schools.


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