Garden Park Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garden Park Elementary School serves 372 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3676th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 25.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168000653 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownsville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 372 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.9% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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 Park Elementary School in context
Size
Garden Park Elementary School is the 28th largest of Brownsville ISD's 31 elementary schools; its 372 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 523 students, so Garden Park 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 3 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 41, against an average of 53 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 56 in kindergarten and 53 in grade 5. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%).
98.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Garden Park Elementary School has 25.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 372 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Garden Park Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Jubilee Living Way, 1.1 miles away in Jubilee Academies. There are 28 elementary schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
855 Military Hwy, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956)982-2630
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garden Park Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Living Way | Jubilee Academies | 1.1 mi | 363 | 14.6 | 84.3% |
| Ortiz Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 564 | 16.7 | 94.3% |
| Russell Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.3 mi | 418 | 15.4 | 97.8% |
| Keller Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 537 | 14.8 | 85.8% |
| Bryss Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.5 mi | 555 | 18.9 | 95% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 1.6 mi | 508 | 17.1 | 94.1% |
| Skinner Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.0 mi | 344 | 14.4 | 99.7% |
| Benavides Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.0 mi | 818 | 15.3 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.