Garfield’s public schools score below 84% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Garfield’s districts is 24%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Garfield’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 706 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garfield’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,965 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Garfield’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garfield, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Garfield · depends on your address
Del Valle Middle
Grades 6–8 · 895 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Dailey Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
John P Ojeda Middle
Grades 6–8 · 759 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
7th grade in Garfield · depends on your address
Del Valle Middle
Grades 6–8 · 895 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Dailey Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
John P Ojeda Middle
Grades 6–8 · 759 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
8th grade in Garfield · depends on your address
Del Valle Middle
Grades 6–8 · 895 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Dailey Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
John P Ojeda Middle
Grades 6–8 · 759 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Austin
9th grade in Garfield
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
10th grade in Garfield
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
11th grade in Garfield
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
12th grade in Garfield
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Garfield’s public schools are run by Del Valle Independent School District, which also serves Creedmoor, Mustang Ridge and Webberville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Garfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Garfield’s borders.
Every school in Garfield
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Garfield’s schools
Are Garfield’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garfield children attend score below 84% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Garfield in?
Del Valle Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,715 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Garfield kids go to high school?
Del Valle H S in Del Valle, with 3,641 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Garfield’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Del Valle Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Garfield spend per student?
$13,965 in Del Valle Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Garfield families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Garfield → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.