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Macario Garcia Middle

Public Grades 6-8
182nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 92% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Macario Garcia Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Sugar Land, Texas, serving 1,407 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. The school consistently outperforms district and state averages on STAAR tests, ranking among the top 10% of Texas middle schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Macario Garcia Middle's academic excellence extends across diverse student groups, with exceptional performance for African American, English Language Learner, and low-income students. The school's Gifted and Talented program is particularly strong, ranking 21st out of 1,481 Texas middle schools. Additionally, the school maintains low dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 1.3% in recent years, which are lower than the district and state averages. While the school faces competition from highly-ranked Sartartia Middle and James Bowie Middle within the same district, it generally outperforms nearby David Crockett Middle, Hodges Bend Middle, and Sugar Land Middle schools.

Compared to nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Academy West and KIPP Journey Collegiate School, Macario Garcia Middle generally outperforms these schools in academic performance, though the charter schools serve a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Overall, Macario Garcia Middle's consistent high performance, strong rankings, and focus on equity make it a standout institution within the Fort Bend Independent School District and the state of Texas.

1,443
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,216
Per pupil spending ?
38.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 18550 Old Richmond Rd
       Sugar Land, TX  77498-4800

(281) 634-3160

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Macario Garcia Middle usually attend:

High:    Stephen F Austin High School

Feeder schools for Macario Garcia Middle:

Elementary:    Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary
    Malala Yousafzai
    Oyster Creek Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
54.5%
African American:
16.5%
Hispanic:
13.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 8% of Texas middle schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg53%
Texas avg45%
182nd of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 15Middle Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)
325th of 961Fort Bend 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202588.4182 of 234492.2%★★★★★
202488.6183 of 237292.3%★★★★★
202385.1244 of 233089.5%★★★★☆
202287.8167 of 225492.6%★★★★★
202185.0228 of 225289.9%★★★★☆
201988.2184 of 219391.6%★★★★★
201887.1183 of 208091.2%★★★★★
201787.0189 of 202790.7%★★★★★
201679.1304 of 198784.7%★★★★☆
201583.5189 of 204390.7%★★★★★
201483.7182 of 198790.8%★★★★★
201384.1158 of 197392.0%★★★★★
201285.5147 of 195192.5%★★★★★
201175.0249 of 189586.9%★★★★☆
201071.4358 of 180380.1%★★★★☆
200973.9311 of 176382.4%★★★★☆
200867.7479 of 171872.1%★★★★☆
200761.9639 of 168462.1%★★★☆☆
200671.2375 of 158576.3%★★★★☆
200574.2319 of 158279.8%★★★★☆
200476.1223 of 157385.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202480.8138 of 128089.2%★★★★☆
202379.2173 of 127386.4%★★★★☆
202283.9110 of 125191.2%★★★★★
202184.5100 of 121391.8%★★★★★
201987.986 of 119392.8%★★★★★
201885.690 of 116792.3%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202460.6252 of 61759.2%★★★☆☆
202358.3281 of 61654.4%★★★☆☆
202259.2266 of 60656.1%★★★☆☆
202153.6291 of 58950.6%★★★☆☆
201963.3217 of 59463.5%★★★☆☆
201859.6239 of 58759.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202287.6116 of 218294.7%★★★★★
202163.6470 of 211877.8%★★★★☆
201990.180 of 205896.1%★★★★★
201887.594 of 200895.3%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202487.4118 of 177093.3%★★★★★
202384.1140 of 172091.9%★★★★★
202283.0131 of 164392.0%★★★★★
202170.8216 of 159286.4%★★★★☆
201970.3239 of 144583.5%★★★★☆
201864.6260 of 137681.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202488.4138 of 224293.8%★★★★★
202386.7191 of 224191.5%★★★★★
202287.7166 of 222192.5%★★★★★
202186.3187 of 215191.3%★★★★★
201988.0165 of 204791.9%★★★★★
201887.2163 of 200891.9%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202380.921 of 148198.6%★★★★★
202283.217 of 148898.9%★★★★★
202172.9376 of 150175.0%★★★★☆
201974.5261 of 144682.0%★★★★☆
201879.998 of 143093.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202462.9577 of 211972.8%★★★★☆
202361.7630 of 211670.2%★★★★☆
202272.5355 of 207782.9%★★★★☆
202171.4372 of 204381.8%★★★★☆
201963.8526 of 193572.8%★★★★☆
201872.4327 of 189582.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202484.4146 of 223593.5%★★★★★
202381.1210 of 225190.7%★★★★★
202285.8146 of 222093.4%★★★★★
202176.7264 of 217287.8%★★★★☆
201984.3133 of 207393.6%★★★★★
201886.2118 of 203994.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202486.2182 of 224691.9%★★★★★
202381.3284 of 224587.3%★★★★☆
202285.8201 of 222891.0%★★★★★
202181.8268 of 216887.6%★★★★☆
201986.3200 of 206990.3%★★★★★
201885.2201 of 203090.1%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202471.4174 of 81878.7%★★★★☆
202347.9413 of 81749.4%★★☆☆☆
202264.1233 of 81371.3%★★★★☆
202144.9392 of 74347.2%★★☆☆☆
201982.374 of 75390.2%★★★★★
201876.0113 of 72084.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202470.3289 of 189184.7%★★★★☆
202366.6309 of 181583.0%★★★★☆
202266.9283 of 175783.9%★★★★☆
202173.6175 of 171289.8%★★★★☆
201958.7402 of 162675.3%★★★★☆
201857.7392 of 159775.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202482.8153 of 173391.2%★★★★★
202376.3295 of 174983.1%★★★★☆
202276.8278 of 172383.9%★★★★☆
202173.7321 of 170081.1%★★★★☆
201977.1290 of 168482.8%★★★★☆
201877.2292 of 167382.5%★★★★☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2023)99th percentile+9 vs school
At Risk (2022)95th percentile~ school
Female (2024)94th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile~ school
Male (2024)92nd percentile~ school
White (2024)91st percentile~ school
African American (2024)89th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2024)85th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)79th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2024)73rd percentile-20 vs school
Asian (2024)59th percentile-33 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I98%+51 vs state
Reading77%+23 vs state
Science67%+21 vs state
Mathematics64%+26 vs state
Social Studies50%+20 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Monday, October 6, 2014

Open Quote We have had 3 kids so far go through this middle school and every single time we have problems. My wife and I have tried on several occasions to sit down and speak with not only the teachers, but the principal and have been ignored or left waiting for over an hour or more and then left in frustration. We have not had ANY issues from the elementary school OR the high school in the area and in fact they have been superb. So I know it's not an issue with our kids. If it were, we would be having issues not matter what school our kids are in...not at all the case. This school is horrible. I am considering pulling my middle school aged child out just to home school her for a few years until she reaches high school to avoid having to deal with the moronic administration any longer. Do yourself a favor and if you have a choice...stay away. Close Quote


by a student
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Open Quote DO NOT GO HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This school is freakishly OVERCROWDED, in the end of lunch there are still atleast 50-60 students waiting to eat, many buses have 3 to a seat, one place that had 3 buses last year got 1 bus this year plus it went to another apartment too everyone told me it was so overcrowded but the school did not have much money! the buses and are very old and are like a moving oven inside it, most teachers are rude and super aggressive only a small handful of teachers are nice, the grade level principal are mostly insane only one is OK, the seats here are so uncomfortable!!! you cant move them and I swear my back is THROBBING when the bell rings, the school principal is friendly but you do not get to see him much :( , the school is diverse with many Pakistanis, Indians, Chinese, Vietnam , etc..., most are immigrants whose parents are struggling to provide their students with good education but this is not the place and many kids dont know how to speak or write in their native tongue!!! Many kids pick on people they dont know for no reason, (including me) and I was very depressed, and many kids are aggressive, and rude. this school is so overcrowded that the teachers are dragging in old flimsy desks to be able to have enough tables, the schools bathroom stalls lean over so much that you cant close the door and it practically breaks my back trying to push it back up for some privacy :( the school building has little style and is bland and negative feeling, the nurse is cranky and dont get me started with the front office, they refuse to notify you if someone drops something off for a student!! The school is poor that you have little technology to learn more easily, they give you alot of homework and the teacher only sees if you filled your paper, many of the desks here have broken baskets underneath your chair so pray no one kicks your stuff, I SWEAR THIS SCHOOL IS NOT GOOD, DO NOT COME HERE, I AM WARNING YOU THE SCHOOL IS NOT GOOD LIKE IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Macario Garcia Middle

Students who attend Macario Garcia Middle usually go on to attend Stephen F Austin High School

Students at Macario Garcia Middle are 54% Asian, 16% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,443 students attended Macario Garcia Middle.

Yes. Macario Garcia Middle ranks in the top 7.8% of Texas middle schools.


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