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Garcia Elementary

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Garcia Elementary ranks 3209 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garcia Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), serving 556 students in a high-poverty area where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Garcia Elementary stands out for its relative strength in reading compared to math. In the most recent school year, 5th-grade reading proficiency (51.35%) was only 7 points below the state average, while 5th-grade math proficiency (32.88%) was nearly 15 points below. The school also shows exceptional support for special education students, with this subgroup ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide—a remarkable jump from the 47th percentile the year prior. After hitting a low point in the 2023-2024 school year (20th percentile), Garcia has rebounded to the 31st percentile, a recovery that outpaces nearby schools like Fannin Elementary and Shaw Ses, which have seen their rankings decline or stagnate.

Garcia sits in the middle tier of a cluster of struggling schools. It significantly outperforms its closest neighbors, Travis Elementary (15th percentile) and Shaw SES (24th percentile), but is outperformed by Hicks Elementary (66th percentile) and Los Encinos Ses (47th percentile). A notable finding is that low 5th-grade science scores are a systemic problem across the entire neighborhood, not unique to Garcia. For example, West Oso Elementary, just 1.5 miles away, posted a shocking 4.2% proficiency rate. Interestingly, Garcia’s per-student spending ($10,076) is lower than several lower-performing neighbors, suggesting that instructional quality and resource allocation matter more than raw spending.

556

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,116

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1945 Gollihar Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78416

(361) 878-2280

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cunningham Middle At South Park
High:	Moody High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

African American:

3.2%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,209^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 32Elementary Schools in the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

487^th of 951Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3209 of 4627	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	3187 of 4651	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	3778 of 4710	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2755 of 4647	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	2990 of 4581	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3531 of 4578	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2417 of 4479	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	1955 of 4359	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	2315 of 4329	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	2892 of 4286	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	3476 of 4320	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.6	3222 of 4260	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	3515 of 4221	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.9	1766 of 4206	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	1381 of 4095	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	1371 of 3937	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.8	621 of 3884	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.3	1400 of 3768	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	1523 of 3724	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.1	835 of 3476	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	319 of 3475	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	62.3	1378 of 3465	60.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	3373 of 4461	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3911 of 4331	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2219 of 4295	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2135 of 4240	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1123 of 2918	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	2258 of 3668	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2988 of 3556	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2732 of 3487	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	2696 of 3446	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2199 of 3333	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	1050 of 3226	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2865 of 4575	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	2164 of 3744	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3592 of 4658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	2285 of 4588	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	3279 of 4561	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3611 of 4499	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	1851 of 4348	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1913 of 4306	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2761 of 4413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	1982 of 3644	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3325 of 4465	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2283 of 4401	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2653 of 4376	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3251 of 4329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2092 of 4188	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1589 of 4168	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	2375 of 4520	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	1553 of 3705	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	3289 of 4594	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2141 of 4521	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	2059 of 4477	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	3042 of 4451	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	1595 of 4309	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	947 of 4264	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3408 of 4582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	2352 of 3739	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3614 of 4647	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3177 of 4585	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2658 of 4563	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3337 of 4498	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3028 of 4357	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	2045 of 4319	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	2486 of 4301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.7	953 of 3549	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	2276 of 4292	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	3902 of 4086	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3812 of 3952	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2081 of 3799	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2485 of 3684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2007 of 3558	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	26.1	2590 of 3142	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	2372 of 3127	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)18th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2280	556	33	16.7	93.7%	14 (2.5%)	18 (3.2%)	521 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33.2	3209^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.6%		34.1	3187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	22			41.2	43.4	51.4				29.9	45.8	32.9					$9,116
Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4129 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 881-9988	147	9	16.6	91.8%	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.2%)	131 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	36.4	2993^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.5	3639^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%	646			33.3	46.7	52.9	57.1	40.0	71.4	6.7	46.7	35.3	33.3	0.0	25.0	42.9	$12,549
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1102 Villarreal Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5920	363	22	16.2	97.8%	17 (4.7%)	31 (8.5%)	311 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)																$8,975
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2260	339	20	16.6	92.0%	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	318 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.4	3974^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.1%		41	2707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	1267			22.2	18.6	57.9				18.5	34.9	44.7					$11,670
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Churchill Dr	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2700	430	28	15.5	99.3%	17 (4.0%)	26 (6.0%)	384 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.8	3950^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.1	4139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	189			23.1	29.2	42.0				23.1	45.8	40.0					$9,966
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Norton St	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2520	356	25	14.5	95.2%	13 (3.7%)	11 (3.1%)	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50.6	2083^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.0%		43.1	2559^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.0%	476			40.9	49.0	50.0				36.4	76.5	50.0					$11,681
Shaw Ses	Public	PK, KG-5	2920 Soledad St	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2100	638	36	17.6	97.3%	12 (1.9%)	9 (1.4%)	613 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.8	3510^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		18.7	4098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	588	60.0	33.3	34.2	34.9	53.3				33.3	39.4	36.4					$11,343
West Oso Elementary	Public	2-5	1526 Cliff Maus Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5930	532	37	14.2	95.1%	14 (2.6%)	52 (9.8%)	461 (86.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18.8	4109^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		20.1	4020^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%	89			29.6	32.9	41.2				26.7	39.5	26.3					$10,907
Los Encinos Ses	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 Dorado St	Corpus Christi	78417	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2600	360	24	15.2	89.4%	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.8	2458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.9%		55.8	1787^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	671			34.8	38.3	69.2				39.1	52.1	43.6					$12,812
Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2200	559	36	15.5	89.8%	18 (3.2%)	9 (1.6%)	519 (92.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	60.9	1571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	66.0%		61.7	1489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.0%	82			49.3	54.6	53.9				59.7	51.5	57.1					$11,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Garcia Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cunningham Middle At South Park
High : Moody High School

What is the racial makeup of Garcia Elementary?

Students at Garcia Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White.

Is Garcia Elementary a good school?

Garcia Elementary ranks 3209^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Garcia Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Garcia Elementary.

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