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Gus Garcia Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Gus Garcia Middle in San Antonio, TX, serves 684 students in grades 6-8 within the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd), a district where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a community facing significant economic challenges.

Gus Garcia presents a fascinating paradox: it excels in advanced coursework while struggling with standard grade-level tests. The school's standout achievement is in Algebra I and Biology, where proficiency rates dramatically outpace the district and often exceed the state average—for example, 68% of students passed Algebra I compared to just 33% district-wide. This suggests a select group of students are being effectively accelerated into high school-level work. However, this success doesn't translate to broad improvement, as proficiency in 6th and 7th-grade reading and math often falls 20-30 points below state averages. A critical weakness is 7th-grade math, where only 4% of students were proficient, the lowest among nearby schools like Whittier Middle and Ross Middle. The school also has a notably high dropout rate for a middle school, spiking to 4.4% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than Whittier's 0.7%.

The most striking comparison is with Agnes Cotton Academy, a top-performing school just 3.3 miles away in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) that serves a similar demographic. Agnes Cotton achieves proficiency rates 20-40 points higher in nearly every subject, proving that high poverty doesn't have to dictate low performance. This gap suggests that while Gus Garcia has pockets of excellence in advanced courses, systemic instructional reforms are needed to lift achievement for all students, particularly in foundational math and reading skills.

684

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,476

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3306 Ruiz St
San Antonio, TX 78228-6295

(210) 898-4160

District: Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gus Garcia Middle usually attend:

High:	John F Kennedy High School
	Memorial High School
	Steam At The Fine Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

Asian:

3.1%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg26%

Texas avg50%

2,078^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

912^th of 951Edgewood 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	18.6	2078 of 2335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	2075 of 2344	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2108 of 2372	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2140 of 2330	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2141 of 2254	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	2128 of 2252	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2021 of 2193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1977 of 2080	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1880 of 2027	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	1778 of 1987	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	1892 of 2043	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	1887 of 1987	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1838 of 1973	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	1857 of 1951	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1829 of 1895	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1726 of 1803	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	1662 of 1763	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	1600 of 1718	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	1561 of 1684	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	1397 of 1585	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	1462 of 1582	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	1442 of 1573	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	473 of 642	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.5	301 of 505	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1836 of 2182	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1682 of 2118	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1490 of 2058	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1761 of 2008	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1111 of 1428	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1238 of 1770	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1487 of 1720	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1083 of 1643	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	755 of 1592	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	540 of 1445	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	1183 of 1376	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	2048 of 2240	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	1662 of 1825	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1969 of 2242	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2052 of 2241	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2107 of 2221	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	2039 of 2151	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1923 of 2047	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1973 of 2008	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	1210 of 1497	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	1096 of 1230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1209 of 1481	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1441 of 1501	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1354 of 1446	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1317 of 1430	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	1902 of 2141	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1554 of 1731	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1814 of 2119	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1928 of 2116	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1978 of 2077	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1932 of 2043	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1780 of 1935	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1823 of 1895	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1792 of 2253	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1574 of 1820	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1857 of 2235	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2036 of 2251	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2077 of 2220	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	2055 of 2172	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1855 of 2073	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1936 of 2039	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1969 of 2253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1655 of 1818	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1983 of 2246	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	2090 of 2245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2102 of 2228	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	2069 of 2168	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1905 of 2069	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1895 of 2030	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	66.4	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	1820 of 1956	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1086 of 1568	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1436 of 1891	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1505 of 1815	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1687 of 1757	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1622 of 1712	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1369 of 1626	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1203 of 1597	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)83rd percentile+78 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology77%+6 vs state

Algebra I68%+14 vs state

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Social Studies9%-23 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

im already off 2 high school and i think that this school is the best because its fun the teachers are awesome, better than thee other district middle schools!! BEST 3 YEARS EVER! go chargers go! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Gus Garcia Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Ruiz St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4160	684	37	18.5	96.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	652 (95.3%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.6	2078^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.0%		17.9	2075^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.5%	3			68.2	76.7		27.9	32.7	42.3		32.4	4.0	26.5	8.7	$11,476
KIPP Camino Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4343 W Commerce St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 829-4200	408	21	19.4	94.4%	18 (4.4%)	13 (3.2%)	364 (89.2%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26.5	1837^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.3%		18.6	2059^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.2%	222	0.0	0.0	36.6		23.7	41.2	30.3	54.3	17.0	23.5	22.7		7.0	$8,139
Stafford Elementary	Public	5	415 SW 36th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4250	102	12	8.7	91.2%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$10,319
Rhodes Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3000 Tampico St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7925	461	35	13.2	96.3%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	431 (93.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.6	2278^th of 2335 public middle schools	2.4%		7.3	2268^th of 2344 public middle schools	3.2%	10			25.0			29.8	20.3	18.3		13.3	1.0	7.3	7.8	$11,611
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1130 E Sunshine Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6520	597	42	14.1	91.3%	14 (2.3%)	21 (3.5%)	551 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.1	2153^rd of 2335 public middle schools	7.8%		9.9	2231^st of 2344 public middle schools	4.8%	78			82.4			32.3	34.1	33.0		24.6	6.3	18.5	9.6	$14,605
Tafolla College Prep Middle	Public	6	1303 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 978-7930	180	11	16.0	97.2%	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	171 (95.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)						21.9	21.7			20.3	1.5	40.0
Tafolla Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	1303 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7930	385	26	14.8	95.8%	10 (2.6%)	12 (3.1%)	353 (91.7%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.6	2297^th of 2335 public middle schools	1.6%		6.3	2289^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.3%	8			46.7					25.3				8.6	3.0	$12,088
Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Edison Dr	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9755	656	46	14.3	89.2%	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	636 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	13	2203^rd of 2335 public middle schools	5.7%		11.8	2207^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.8%	4			86.3			28.8	29.2	36.9		16.5	8.3	13.7	12.3	$11,201
Ross Middle	Public	6-8	3630 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6350	828	64	12.9	84.4%	55 (6.6%)	32 (3.9%)	723 (87.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17.9	2096^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.2%		23	1942^nd of 2344 public middle schools	17.2%	154			71.4			34.2	40.2	35.9		13.4	2.2	24.1	18.0	$12,265
Brentwood Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1626 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4120	602	36	16.7	91.4%	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	585 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.1	2260^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.2%		11.8	2206^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.9%	54			73.2			17.4	22.6	24.8		11.1	6.3	26.1	4.7	$8,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Gus Garcia Middle

How many students attend Gus Garcia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Gus Garcia Middle.

Is Gus Garcia Middle a good school?

Gus Garcia Middle ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Gus Garcia Middle in?

Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Gus Garcia Middle?

Students at Gus Garcia Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Gus Garcia Middle attend?

Students who attend Gus Garcia Middle usually go on to attend John F Kennedy High School

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