Garwood Elementary School
- Elementary school in Rice CISD
- Garwood, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Total students
104
Avg. teacher experience
14.1 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Rice CISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Garwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Garwood, TX, in the Rice CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 104 students. 41.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,138, which is $5,336 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
7827 Hwy 71 SGarwood, TX 77442-0338
Office phone number
Principal
- Virgil Knowlton
- vknowlton@riceraiders.net
- (979) 234-3531
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Garwood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
104
African American
7 (6.7%)
Rice CISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
61 (58.7%)
Rice CISD: 57.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
34 (32.7%)
Rice CISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
2 (1.9%)
Rice CISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
41.3 %
Rice CISD: 56.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
60.6 %
Rice CISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
8.7 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
8.7 %
Rice CISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.9 %
Rice CISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
24 %
Rice CISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
5 %
Rice CISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
7.7 %
Rice CISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
6.4 %
Rice CISD: 16%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice CISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
2.6 %
Rice CISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Rice CISD: 19%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
7.9
African American
1 (12.4%)
Rice CISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0.7 (8.4%)
Rice CISD: 17%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
6.2 (79.1%)
Rice CISD: 75%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
4.7 (59.7%)
Rice CISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.2 (40.3%)
Rice CISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Rice CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.2
Rice CISD: 13.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
14.1 years
Rice CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$57,138
Rice CISD: $55,796
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$47,233
Rice CISD: $43,725
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$43,932
Rice CISD: $47,043
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$47,039
Rice CISD: $50,560
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,860
Rice CISD: $63,768
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,076
Rice CISD: $68,087
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Rice CISD: $62,125
Statewide: $74,014