Garfield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Garfield Elementary School serves 537 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 2149th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003826 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 537 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Garfield Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Garfield Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 507; Garfield Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 108 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 90 per grade. This year grade 4 has 27% more students than kindergarten (105 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.1% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena 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
With 43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 537 students, Garfield Elementary School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 537 students would have about 36.3 teachers, so Garfield Elementary School has 6.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Garfield Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Thomas Hancock Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 151 other elementary schools, 47 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.1% |
| Black | 8.9% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 108 |
| Grade 4 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10301 Hartsook St, Houston, TX 77034
Phone: (713)740-0584
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garfield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hancock Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.6 mi | 336 | 12.1 | 94.3% |
| Freeman Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.7 mi | 382 | 10.6 | 94% |
| Beta Academy | Beta Academy | 0.9 mi | 1,032 | 22.8 | 74% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.9 mi | 736 | 14.9 | 87.6% |
| Jessup Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 326 | 9.9 | 96.6% |
| Pearl Hall Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 571 | 13 | 94.7% |
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Southeast Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.6 mi | 816 | 16.4 | 84.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.