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Garcia Middle

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Garcia Middle ranks 1236 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Garcia Middle in Brownsville, TX, serves 870 students in grades 6-8 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top third of Texas, and has recently achieved its highest academic ranking in six years, jumping to the 47th percentile.

Garcia Middle presents a unique "two-speed" academic profile. On one hand, the school excels in advanced, high school-level courses (EOCs), with students achieving 100% proficiency in English I Reading for three consecutive years and over 95% in Biology—far exceeding district and state averages. On the other hand, the school struggles with grade-level subjects, particularly in 7th-grade math, where only 2.75% of students were proficient, and in 8th-grade reading and social studies. This suggests a highly effective program for advanced students, while the general student body may need more support. Compared to nearby Stillman Middle, a consistent 4-star school, Garcia lags in grade-level proficiency, but it outperforms its closest neighbor, Perkins Middle, in almost every subject, indicating strong performance relative to its demographic context.

Despite these challenges, Garcia Middle is a school on the rise. It has shown remarkable improvement for key student subgroups, with low socio-economic status students jumping from the 47th to the 66th percentile and special education students moving from the 26th to the 55th percentile, both earning 3-star ratings. The school also maintains a very low dropout rate, often at 0.0%. With average spending per student ($11,142) and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8, the school's recent upward momentum suggests that new strategies are beginning to pay off, making it a promising option for families seeking a school that is actively improving.

870

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,132

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5701 Fm 802
Brownsville, TX 78521

(956) 832-6300

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garcia Middle usually attend:

High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Rivera Early College High School

Feeder schools for Garcia Middle:

Elementary:	Gallegos Elementary
	Pena Elementary
	Vermillion Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,236^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Middle Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

355^th of 951Brownsville 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	44.2	1236 of 2335	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1507 of 2344	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1438 of 2372	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1437 of 2330	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1479 of 2254	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1559 of 2252	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1226 of 2193	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	1016 of 2080	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.3	1242 of 2027	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	1229 of 1987	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	1320 of 2043	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	1226 of 1987	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	1324 of 1973	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1494 of 1951	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.4	1136 of 1895	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1059 of 1803	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	1310 of 1763	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	1382 of 1718	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	1218 of 1684	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	1138 of 1585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	1351 of 1582	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1308 of 1573	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1461 of 2182	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	1414 of 2118	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	588 of 2058	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	556 of 2008	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	848 of 1390	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	992 of 1428	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1202 of 1770	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1133 of 1720	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1326 of 1643	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1034 of 1592	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	481 of 1445	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	590 of 1376	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	1205 of 2240	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	1244 of 1825	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1319 of 2242	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1481 of 2241	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1410 of 2221	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1511 of 2151	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1134 of 2047	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	895 of 2008	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1363 of 1497	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1041 of 1230	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1173 of 1481	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1229 of 1488	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1320 of 1501	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1192 of 1446	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1140 of 1430	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	896 of 2141	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	1006 of 1731	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1142 of 2119	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1094 of 2116	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1169 of 2077	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1237 of 2043	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	824 of 1935	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	634 of 1895	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	763 of 2253	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	1019 of 1820	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1190 of 2235	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1159 of 2251	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1242 of 2220	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	1447 of 2172	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	810 of 2073	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	553 of 2039	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	1183 of 2253	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1258 of 1818	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1568 of 2246	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1317 of 2245	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1547 of 2228	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1566 of 2168	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1242 of 2069	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1107 of 2030	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	18 of 76	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	33 of 125	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	880 of 1956	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	983 of 1568	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1390 of 1891	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	995 of 1815	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1254 of 1757	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1400 of 1712	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	499 of 1626	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	408 of 1597	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	1652 of 1684	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1513 of 1673	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)76th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)9th percentile-38 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading100%+45 vs state

Biology98%+28 vs state

Algebra I53%~ state avg

Reading52%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Social Studies24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	5701 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6300	870	59	14.8	87.7%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	867 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	1236^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.1%		36.6	1507^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.7%	271	53.1	98.1	100.0	54.8	53.2	47.0	32.3	2.8	48.9	23.8	$11,132
Perkins Middle	Public	6-8	4750 Austin Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-8770	480	40	12.0	98.3%	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	464 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.1	1658^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.0%		22.4	1964^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.2%	306	78.2	100.0	100.0	51.7	41.4	46.7	23.5	1.5	35.4	23.4	$14,111
Lucio Middle	Public	6-8	300 N Vermillion Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-4550	627	47	13.4	99.7%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	621 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	1382^nd of 2335 public middle schools	40.8%		43.1	1297^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.7%	85	96.9	92.9	100.0	50.0	53.5	45.3	28.5	5.0	56.0	18.5	$12,266
Oliveira Middle	Public	6-8	444 Land O' Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8530	699	58	11.9	94.8%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45.3	1200^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.6%		41.7	1339^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.9%	139	76.0	100.0	100.0	53.6	51.9	42.1	35.3	9.5	59.4	21.8	$12,648
Vela Middle	Public	6-8	4905 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7770	658	46	14.2	82.8%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	647 (98.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	708^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.7%		45	1221^st of 2344 public middle schools	47.9%	513	92.2	100.0	100.0	63.8	64.9	48.6	52.9	4.3	38.9	46.1	$13,183
Faulk Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Roosevelt St	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8500	885	61	14.4	96.3%	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	876 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	1072^nd of 2335 public middle schools	54.1%		37.6	1471^st of 2344 public middle schools	37.2%	399	95.2	100.0	100.0	54.7	47.0	43.6	56.0	6.3	41.8	39.0	$11,839
Besteiro Middle	Public	6-8	6280 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 544-3900	558	46	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.9	1466^th of 2335 public middle schools	37.2%		43.7	1273^rd of 2344 public middle schools	45.7%	193	88.7	100.0	98.2	44.2	40.9	44.5	42.9	1.2	45.8	25.5	$14,472
Stell Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8560	733	56	13.1	91.7%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	724 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	1579^th of 2335 public middle schools	32.4%		31.1	1693^rd of 2344 public middle schools	27.8%	114	87.9	95.6	98.5	45.0	50.6	40.4	28.3	1.6	42.3	21.9	$12,108
Resaca Middle	Public	6-8	205 Rancho Alto	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5159	870	51	17.1	71.0%	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (96.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60.4	744^th of 2335 public middle schools	68.1%		56.4	883^rd of 2344 public middle schools	62.3%	139	97.7	100.0		62.1	61.3	65.4	31.4	20.2	55.4	32.5	$9,438
Manzano Middle	Public	6-8	2580 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-9800	837	60	14.0	81.2%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	831 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54.3	910^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.0%		62.1	744^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.3%	166	85.9	100.0	100.0	61.2	64.0	50.5	39.3	0.0	56.8	18.4	$11,103

Frequently Asked Questions about Garcia Middle

Is Garcia Middle a good school?

Garcia Middle ranks 1236^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garcia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Garcia Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Garcia Middle?

Students at Garcia Middle are 100% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Garcia Middle attend?

Students who attend Garcia Middle usually go on to attend Brownsville Early College High School

What district is Garcia Middle in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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