📍 7827 Hwy 71 S, Garwood, Colorado County, 77442
Garwood el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garwood, Colorado County. The school has 114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Virgil Knowlton. It is part of the Rice Cisd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths.
Garwood el enrolls 114 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 47% |
| White | 47 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 114 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garwood el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 13.
Garwood el is one of 7 schools in RICE CISD, based in ALTAIR, Texas. The district serves 1,306 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 114 students, Garwood el is smaller than the district average of about 187 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote