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Garden Park El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

855 Military Hwy, Brownsville, TX 78520 · (956) 982-2630 · Part of Brownsville Independent School District

Brownsville’s School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
372
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Garden Park El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brownsville kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Brownsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Garden Park ElYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

855 Military Hwy, Brownsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K57
Kindergarten56
Grade 142
Grade 241
Grade 365
Grade 458
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
469’20
416’21
398’22
394’23
372’24

Down 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden Park El from Brownsville families.

Other schools in Brownsville Independent School District

The district →
Pullam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C−
889 students17:1
Cromack - Castaneda El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C−
823 students16:1
Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C+
818 students15:1
Paredes El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
B
798 students16:1
Hudson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
B−
751 students17:1
Champion El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brownsville
C−
710 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Brownsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.