Garriga Elementary School
Public elementary school in Port Isabel, Texas · Point Isabel ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garriga Elementary School serves 410 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Port Isabel (Cameron County). It is one of 4 schools in Point Isabel ISD. By enrollment it is the 3366th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 28.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Point Isabel ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483525003988 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Point Isabel ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 410 | 1,786 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 85.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Garriga Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Point Isabel ISD, Garriga Elementary School is the largest, with 23% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 16.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 542; Garriga 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 pre-K with 93 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 43, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (60 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 93 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.2% here and 91.7% across Point Isabel ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.5% across Point Isabel 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 28.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 410 students, Garriga Elementary School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 410 students would have about 27.7 teachers, so Garriga 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
Garriga Elementary School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Derry Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 1 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 | 92.2% |
| White | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 93 |
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 W Adams, Port Isabel, TX 78578
Phone: (956)943-0080
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garriga Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Elementary School | Point Isabel ISD | 1.0 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 85.2% |
| Brite Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 15.8 mi | 584 | 15.8 | 93.2% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 15.8 mi | 654 | 15.6 | 97.9% |
| Pena Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 16.3 mi | 501 | 16.2 | 90.4% |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 16.4 mi | 582 | 15.4 | 75.4% |
| El Jardin Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 16.6 mi | 389 | 16.9 | 97.4% |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 16.9 mi | 467 | 14.7 | 84.8% |
| IDEA Robindale Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 17.4 mi | 699 | 21.8 | 88% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Point Isabel ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 392 |
| Port Isabel Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 585 |
| Port Isabel Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 396 |