Recent movement
Overall score rose 4 points
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 97 is 5.6 points above the 91.4 average among 580 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Traditional public school campus
Glasscock County · Region 18: Midland · 153 students
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At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 97 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 91.4 average for 580 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 77.8 average for 157 rated schools in Region 18: Midland.The current score is above the 95 average for 2 rated schools in Glasscock County.The current score is above the 82 average for 813 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Recent movement
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
Recent domain gain
80 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
Top placement
95.7% 1st of 95 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
Recent domain gain
80 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
Top placement
95.7% 2nd of 43 schools in Region 18: Midland reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent domain gain
80 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
Recent domain gain
80 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
STAAR result
Among 730 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
93 to 97 2024-25 to 2025-26
Recent domain gain
80 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
STAAR result
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Garden City HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 97 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 91.4 average for 580 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 10th of 580 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 11 others).
Garden City HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 97 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.8 average for 157 rated schools in Region 18: Midland. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 4th of 157 rated schools in Region 18: Midland (tied with 3 others).
Garden City HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 97 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 95 average for 2 rated schools in Glasscock County. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.
Garden City HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 97 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82 average for 813 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 13th of 813 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 7 others).
Garden City HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 97 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 82nd of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 63 others).
Put the numbers in context
Follow the solid line to see how this school has changed. Turn comparison lines on or off to add context.
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 97 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 97 | 91.4 580 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 93 | 91.7 570 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | A | 97 | 90.9 556 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | A | 94 | 91.3 541 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 93 | 91.8 531 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 97 | A | — |
| School Progress | 90 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 97 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 75 | C | 5 |
| Relative Performance | 90 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (97), so School Progress (90) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 97.
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 88.3% | +11.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 93 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 39.1% | 69.5% | −30.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 39.1% | 58.2% | −19.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 38.5% | −38.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 43.5% | 34.7% | +8.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 95.7% | 26.2% | +69.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 0.8% | −0.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 10.9% | −10.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 4.3% | 2.2% | +2.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 0.0% | 5.8% | −5.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 1.7% | −1.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 95 rated schools reporting |
Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Garden City HS
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 580 reporting for every category shown · 580 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 18: Midland · 157 reporting for every category shown · 157 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Glasscock County · 2 reporting for every category shown · 2 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 813 reporting for every category shown · 813 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 153 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 4 (2.5%) from 2024–25.
2025–26
Decrease · −2.5%
Decrease · −0.6%
| School year | Students enrolledGarden City HS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 154 | First available year | 878 |
| 2022–23 | 153 | Decrease of 1 (0.6%) | 899.2 |
| 2023–24 | 162 | Increase of 9 (5.9%) | 887.3 |
| 2024–25 | 157 | Decrease of 5 (3.1%) | 879.4 |
| 2025–26 | 153 | Decrease of 4 (2.5%) | 868.8 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
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2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 156 | Suppressed | — | 10 | 6.41 | — | 6 |
| 2021–22 | 157 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 160 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 165 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 162 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
For 2025, TEA reported $22,846 per student for this campus, $92,322 per student for its parent district, Glasscock County ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
| Year | Garden City HS | Parent district: Glasscock County ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $14,768 | $28,444 | $13,054 | $7,235 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 484 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $14,275 | $27,974 | $13,108 | $7,309 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $16,508 | $45,202 | $14,058 | $7,639 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 509 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $15,999 | $44,095 | $14,797 | $8,235 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 520 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $15,801 | $46,411 | $15,708 | $9,401 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 531 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $19,315 | $77,008 | $16,792 | $9,526 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 540 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $19,250 | $66,606 | $18,125 | $10,414 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 556 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $22,846 | $92,322 | $18,972 | $10,749 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 569 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Garden City HS
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 580 reporting for every category shown · 580 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 18: Midland · 157 reporting for every category shown · 157 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Glasscock County · 2 reporting for every category shown · 2 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 813 reporting for every category shown · 813 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
| Grade or subject | Average students per classGarden City HS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 11.6 | 19.2 |
| Secondary English | 9.5 | 18.6 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 8.5 | 21.2 |
| Secondary math | 9.5 | 18.8 |
| Secondary science | 14 | 21.4 |
| Secondary social studies | 10.7 | 21.5 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Out of 160 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
First-place results
1 measure
Earned an industry-based certification
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 95 that report this measure
Second- and third-place results
2 measures
Science — Meets
Region 18: Midland · of the 137 that report this measure
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Region 18: Midland · of the 43 that report this measure
Fourth- through tenth-place results
14 measures
Overall score
Region 18: Midland · of the 157 that report this measure · tied with 3
Math — Meets
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
Math — Masters
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
Closing the Gaps
Region 18: Midland · of the 141 that report this measure · tied with 1
Science — Masters
Region 18: Midland · of the 137 that report this measure
Math — Approaches
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure · tied with 2
Student Achievement
Similar size · of the 730 that report this measure · tied with 14
All Subjects — Meets
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
Social Studies — Meets
Region 18: Midland · of the 67 that report this measure · tied with 1
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
All Subjects — Masters
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
Reading — Meets
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure
Relative Performance
Region 18: Midland · of the 144 that report this measure · tied with 2
Social Studies — Masters
Region 18: Midland · of the 67 that report this measure
High placements in larger reporting groups
1 measure
Per-student spending
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 569 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
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