Garden City Elementary School
Public elementary school in Garden City, Texas · Glasscock County ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garden City Elementary School serves 136 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Garden City (Glasscock County). It is one of 2 schools in Glasscock County ISD. By enrollment it is the 4617th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 8.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Glasscock County ISD |
| County | Glasscock County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482079002085 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Glasscock County ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 136 | 293 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Garden City Elementary School in context
Size
Garden City Elementary School is the only elementary school in Glasscock County ISD. Its 136 students are 46.4% of the district's 293. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 26.3 miles away and have a median of 501 students, so Garden City Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 24 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 17, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (22 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 18 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 60.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Glasscock County ISD (61.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.7%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Garden City Elementary School has 16.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 136 students would have about 9.2 teachers, so Garden City Elementary School has 7.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Forsan Elementary School, 18.1 miles away in Forsan ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60.3% |
| Hispanic | 39.7% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 18 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 18 |
| Grade 4 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
240 W Bearkat Ave, Garden City, TX 79739
Phone: (432)242-1022
Website: gckats.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garden City Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsan Elementary School | Forsan ISD | 18.1 mi | 343 | 15.9 | 49% |
| Marcy Elementary School | Big Spring ISD | 24.1 mi | 513 | 17 | 72.1% |
| Stanton Elementary School | Stanton ISD | 25.7 mi | 483 | 13.2 | 57.1% |
| Greenwood Intermediate School | Greenwood ISD | 26.3 mi | 822 | 16.9 | 37.2% |
| Washington Elementary School | Big Spring ISD | 26.4 mi | 489 | 17.9 | 79.8% |
| Greenwood Elementary School | Greenwood ISD | 26.6 mi | 829 | 14.8 | 36.4% |
| Moss Elementary School | Big Spring ISD | 27.1 mi | 380 | 18.3 | 73.2% |
| Coahoma Elementary School | Coahoma ISD | 31.9 mi | 524 | 13.7 | 37.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Glasscock County ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City High School | High | 6–12 | 157 |