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Garrison MS

Nacogdoches County · Region 07: Kilgore · 176 students

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Current score
85/1002025-26
Change
+3 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.1 ptsvs 79.9 average · 1,999 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
635 of 1,999tied with 76 others
B85

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 84 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 79.9 average for 1,999 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
58%vs 48.1% avg · +9.9 pts
Masters
23%vs 19.6% avg · +3.4 pts

Among 1,894 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
54%vs 42.4% avg · +11.6 pts
Masters
18%vs 16.2% avg · +1.8 pts

Among 1,881 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
65%vs 52.9% avg · +12.1 pts
Masters
24%vs 21.2% avg · +2.8 pts

Among 1,890 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected 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.

Read the full rating context and placement

Garrison MS is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.9 average for 1,999 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 3 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 635th of 1,999 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 76 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Targeted Support and Improvement

Official support label: TSI

Identification reason: Special Education

TEA track year 0 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
27.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,999 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
2.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,999 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageGarrison MS 8284828985 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

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 B with 84 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.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8579.9 1,999 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8979.7 1,975 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8277.8 1,955 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8478.3 1,922 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8282.2 1,898 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

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.

  • Student Achievement85 B+7.1 vs similar economic context · 1,894 reporting
  • School Progress90 A+9.2 vs similar economic context · 1,886 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps72 C−5.2 vs similar economic context · 1,867 reporting
  • Academic Growth72 C−1.9 vs similar economic context · 1,829 reporting
  • Relative Performance90 A+10.9 vs similar economic context · 1,886 reporting
  • Garrison MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,999 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement85B5
School Progress90A—
Closing the Gaps72C8
Academic Growth72C8
Relative Performance90A—

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 8 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

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 School Progress (90), so Student Achievement (85) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level84%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Meets grade level58%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Masters grade level23%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level85%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Meets grade level65%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level85%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level88%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,734 reporting
  • Meets grade level67%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,734 reporting
  • Masters grade level42%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,734 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 938 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,999 in cohort)

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.

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.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
176
Economically disadvantaged
64.2%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.1%−16.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
12.5%−6.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.5%+1.4 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.6%−6.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Garrison MS

African American: 12.5%Hispanic: 13.6%White: 69.9%Asian: 0.6%Two or More Races: 3.4%
  • African American 12.5%
  • Hispanic 13.6%
  • White 69.9%
  • Asian 0.6%
  • Two or More Races 3.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,999 reporting for every category shown · 1,999 in full cohort

African American: 11.1%Hispanic: 51.3%White: 31.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.7%
  • African American 11.1%
  • Hispanic 51.3%
  • White 31.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
176
Economically disadvantaged students
113
Emergent bilingual students
2
Special education students
22

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
22
Students in TEA mobility denominator
181
TEA-published mobility rate
12.2%

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.

Discipline and removal from class

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.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
25

13.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
53

29.28 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
181

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
13.8%
Selected comparison
12.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,535 rated schools reporting

+0.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
29.28
Selected comparison
30.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,653 rated schools reporting

−1.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Garrison MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 169 29 17.2% 71 42.01 9.7% 19.4
2021–22 175 42 24.0% 89 50.86 12.8% 29.9
2022–23 194 36 18.6% 62 31.96 13.4% 32.1
2023–24 192 45 23.4% 96 50.00 13.1% 31.8
2024–25 181 25 13.8% 53 29.28 12.9% 30.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Garrison MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 25 13.8% 53 29.28 12.9% 30.3
In-school suspensions 23 12.7% 38 20.99 11.6% 23.1
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — 13 7.18 — 10.6
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

Spending per student

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.

$4k$16k$28k20182020202220242025
  • Garrison MS
  • Parent district: Garrison ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$7,526
Selected comparison
$12,661

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 rated schools reporting

−$5,135 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $7,526 per student for this campus, $18,181 per student for its parent district, Garrison ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearGarrison MSParent district: Garrison ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$4,609$12,181$13,054$7,917 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,828 rated schools reporting
2019$4,485$12,255$13,108$8,075 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,844 rated schools reporting
2020$4,888$12,715$14,058$8,660 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,866 rated schools reporting
2021$5,962$11,949$14,797$9,093 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,878 rated schools reporting
2022$5,606$18,482$15,708$10,413 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,899 rated schools reporting
2023$5,224$26,456$16,792$11,142 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,922 rated schools reporting
2024$6,546$19,049$18,125$12,061 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,951 rated schools reporting
2025$7,526$18,181$18,972$12,661 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 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.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$62,359−$4,011 vs similar economic context
Teachers
12−30.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.9+1.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Garrison MS

Beginning: 11%1 to 5 years: 7.6%6 to 10 years: 9.3%11 to 20 years: 36.4%21 to 30 years: 27.1%Over 30 years: 8.5%
  • Beginning 11%
  • 1 to 5 years 7.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 9.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 36.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 27.1%
  • Over 30 years 8.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,999 reporting for every category shown · 1,999 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.2%1 to 5 years: 26.3%6 to 10 years: 19.1%11 to 20 years: 28%21 to 30 years: 15.8%Over 30 years: 4.1%
  • Beginning 6.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 28%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.1%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Garrison MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classGarrison MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 619.917.7
Secondary English17.615.1
Secondary math16.615.9
Secondary science17.417.3
Secondary social studies17.317.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 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.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 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.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 23

    Science — Masters

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

16 measures

  • 5of 23

    School Progress

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 6of 23

    All Subjects — Masters

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 23

    Reading — Approaches

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 23

    Math — Approaches

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure

  • 6of 23

    Math — Meets

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 6of 23

    Science — Meets

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure

  • 7of 23

    Reading — Masters

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 7of 23

    Math — Masters

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure

  • 7of 14

    Social Studies — Masters

    Nacogdoches County · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 8of 23

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 8of 23

    All Subjects — Meets

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 9of 22

    Academic Growth

    Nacogdoches County · of the 22 that report this measure

  • 9of 14

    Social Studies — Meets

    Nacogdoches County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 23

    Science — Approaches

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure

  • 10of 23

    Attendance

    Nacogdoches County · of the 23 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 10of 14

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Nacogdoches County · of the 14 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.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 174903041.