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Bonnie L Garcia Elementary

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Bonnie L Garcia Elementary ranks 2414 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bonnie L Garcia Elementary is a PK-5 school in the United Independent School District (Isd) in Laredo, TX, serving 631 students in a high-poverty area where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Bonnie L Garcia currently ranks in the 48th percentile among Texas elementary schools, placing it in the lower half of schools statewide. This performance is notably weaker than nearby Freedom Elementary (78th percentile) and Ruiz Elementary (73rd percentile) within the same district. However, it performs on par with or better than several schools in the neighboring Laredo Independent School District (Isd), such as Ligarde Elementary and Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary (both at the 40th percentile). A unique bright spot is the school's "4th grade bump," where 4th graders consistently outperform their 3rd and 5th grade peers, often exceeding district averages in reading and math. In contrast, 5th grade science remains a critical weakness, with proficiency rates that have lagged far behind state averages.

The school's history shows significant volatility rather than steady improvement. Its best year was 2018-2019 (77th percentile), followed by a pandemic-era drop to the 24th percentile. The school has also experienced dramatic swings in serving special education students, dropping from the 77th percentile to the 21st percentile in just one year. Interestingly, nearby schools with even higher poverty rates, like J Kawas Elementary (97% free/reduced lunch) and D D Hachar Elementary (96%), rank in the 90th percentile, suggesting that poverty alone does not determine success. Bonnie L Garcia has previously shown it can achieve excellent outcomes for at-risk students, ranking in the 94th percentile for this group in 2018-2019, indicating the school has the potential to improve if it can replicate past successful strategies.

631

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,285

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1453 Concord Hills Blvd
Laredo, TX 78046

(956) 764-8900

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bonnie L Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raul Perales Middle
High:	United South High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of United Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,414^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 30Elementary Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

290^th of 951United 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	44.5	2414 of 4627	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	2151 of 4651	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	2867 of 4710	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2401 of 4647	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2384 of 4581	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3501 of 4578	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.2	1048 of 4479	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	1427 of 4359	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.5	2685 of 4329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	3133 of 4286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.9	3013 of 4320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.7	3376 of 4260	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	3814 of 4221	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	3813 of 4206	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	3329 of 4095	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	3338 of 3937	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	3491 of 3884	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	3486 of 3768	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	3466 of 3724	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.6	1316 of 4461	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	2826 of 4331	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.1	264 of 4295	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.1	612 of 4240	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	905 of 2918	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1588 of 3668	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1691 of 3556	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1804 of 3487	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	2862 of 3446	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.7	582 of 3333	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	875 of 3226	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	2757 of 4575	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	1776 of 3744	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	2915 of 4658	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	2225 of 4588	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	2286 of 4561	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3368 of 4499	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	994 of 4348	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	1664 of 4306	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	1073 of 2619	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1307 of 2980	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1422 of 2958	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	2372 of 3006	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1732 of 3184	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	1566 of 3106	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	2059 of 4413	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	1175 of 3644	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2175 of 4465	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	1865 of 4401	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1915 of 4376	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	3137 of 4329	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.4	595 of 4188	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	959 of 4168	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2207 of 4520	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	1014 of 3705	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	2027 of 4594	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	2027 of 4521	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	1835 of 4477	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	3636 of 4451	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.6	353 of 4309	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	714 of 4264	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	2177 of 4582	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	1390 of 3739	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2379 of 4647	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2607 of 4585	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2531 of 4563	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3555 of 4498	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.1	1137 of 4357	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	1269 of 4319	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3418 of 4301	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.7	831 of 3549	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	2120 of 4292	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	3758 of 4086	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3051 of 3952	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3625 of 3799	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	2910 of 3684	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2197 of 3558	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Bonnie L Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1453 Concord Hills Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 764-8900	631	38	16.6	76.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	627 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.8%		49.8	2151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	263	38.6	59.5	50.9	35.3	59.1	33.9	$8,285
Judith Zaffirini Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-2900	618	39	15.9	82.5%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.8	1413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.5%		60.5	1551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%	138	52.0	62.5	62.3	49.3	55.0	49.4	$8,524
Ruiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Ave Los Presidentes	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3300	660	45	14.6	85.5%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	656 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	1244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.6	1231^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%	13	57.3	53.2	62.0	53.1	59.6	57.0	$7,535
Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-1600	651	42	15.4	88.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	650 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.4	1001^st of 4627 public elementary schools	78.4%		78.5	813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	188	56.0	61.4	82.8	44.0	61.4	62.1	$7,200
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 Alfredo Cantu Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3200	854	48	17.7	82.1%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	851 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3161^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.7%		39.5	2804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.7%	357	46.6	34.2	56.7	36.4	40.0	31.3	$7,816
H B Zachry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Chacota St	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4900	562	35	15.9	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	1033^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		62.8	1445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.9%	412	41.5	52.0	77.6	61.0	63.2	80.3	$10,097
Santo Nino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Bismark St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4700	542	35	15.4	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		67.4	1241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	23	51.2	49.4	58.3	60.5	72.2	60.0	$10,058
Ligarde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S Canada Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3900	571	36	15.8	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	2799^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.5%		42.4	2612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%	187	31.5	55.7	59.8	28.8	51.3	30.5	$9,678
J Kawas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 S Milmo Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3700	363	26	14.0	97.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	1085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.6%		88	453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.3%	632	43.1	83.3	79.6	29.4	86.8	61.2	$13,665
D D Hachar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Guadalupe St	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-3500	443	29	15.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.1	1341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		87.3	482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%	859	40.4	84.9	52.9	34.0	86.8	64.7	$10,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonnie L Garcia Elementary

What district is Bonnie L Garcia Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Bonnie L Garcia Elementary?

Students at Bonnie L Garcia Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Bonnie L Garcia Elementary a good school?

Bonnie L Garcia Elementary ranks 2414^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bonnie L Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonnie L Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raul Perales Middle
High : United South High School

How many students attend Bonnie L Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Bonnie L Garcia Elementary.

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