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Hector P Garcia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4080^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hector P Garcia Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd) serving 474 students in a high-poverty area, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has historically ranked in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools.

This school faces persistent challenges across core subjects, with proficiency rates consistently below district averages in reading, math, and science. A notable concern is 5th grade science, where only 9.09% of students were proficient in the most recent testing year, compared to 21.71% for the district and 29.57% for the state. This is a stark contrast to nearby Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy, which serves a similar demographic but achieved a 42.05% proficiency rate in 5th grade science. Math performance also shows a troubling pattern: while 3rd graders slightly outperform the district average, by 5th grade only 20.27% are proficient versus 39.73% district-wide, suggesting a "4th grade math wall" where foundational skills aren't building effectively.

However, there is a remarkable bright spot: the school's special education program has undergone a dramatic turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 1% of the state for serving special education students in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, the school jumped to the 51st percentile in the most recent data—a massive improvement that places it in the top half of Texas. This success, along with relatively strong performance for gifted and talented students (38th percentile statewide), suggests the school has capacity for targeted improvement. The key question for parents is whether this special education breakthrough can be replicated across other areas, as the school has been stuck in a holding pattern between the 5th and 17th percentile overall for the past four years.

474

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,649

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2444 Graham
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

(972) 237-0001

District: Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hector P Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Fannin Middle
High:	Grand Prairie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

4.2%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

4,080^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

565^th of 951Grand Prairie 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	19.3	4080 of 4627	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	4440 of 4651	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4073 of 4710	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3864 of 4647	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3230 of 4581	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3809 of 4578	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3003 of 4479	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3333 of 4359	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	3591 of 4329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.6	2808 of 4286	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	3414 of 4320	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	3345 of 4260	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.4	2500 of 4221	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.9	1368 of 4206	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	1611 of 4095	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	2535 of 3937	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.5	2373 of 3884	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	3062 of 3768	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	2979 of 3724	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.3	2525 of 3476	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	3147 of 3475	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	39.3	2505 of 3465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.9	2315 of 4461	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	2262 of 4331	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1239 of 4295	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	1392 of 4240	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2617 of 2918	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	3177 of 3668	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	2887 of 3556	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1923 of 3487	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	1847 of 3446	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	1244 of 3333	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1460 of 3226	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4074 of 4575	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	3601 of 3744	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4356 of 4658	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4001 of 4588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3171 of 4561	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3718 of 4499	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2950 of 4348	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3524 of 4306	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1920 of 3075	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1181 of 3184	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	2293 of 3106	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	3723 of 4413	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	3487 of 3644	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4014 of 4465	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3524 of 4401	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2813 of 4376	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3493 of 4329	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2578 of 4188	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3231 of 4168	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3695 of 4520	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	3529 of 3705	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4172 of 4594	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3498 of 4521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2798 of 4477	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3373 of 4451	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2048 of 4309	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	2733 of 4264	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	3882 of 4582	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	3560 of 3739	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4207 of 4647	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3654 of 4585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3356 of 4563	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3696 of 4498	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2942 of 4357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3086 of 4319	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	2093 of 4301	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	10.6	3498 of 3549	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4246 of 4292	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3331 of 4086	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3403 of 3952	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3044 of 3799	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3362 of 3684	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2761 of 3558	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2453 of 2612	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	3056 of 3082	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	2564 of 3142	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2452 of 3127	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+40 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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Hector P Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Graham	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 237-0001	474	30	15.8	93.2%	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	447 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.3	4080^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.4	4440^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.5%	360	17.1	18.2	23.8						36.4	27.9	44.6				39.2	24.4	20.3					$7,649
William B Travis World Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	525 NE 15th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-2990	690	51	13.4	90.6%	10 (1.4%)	14 (2.0%)	660 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.7	3034^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.4%		38.6	2874^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	160	17.9	34.2	42.5			10.0	68.8	85.7	44.4	37.8	44.1	31.4	38.1	22.9	38.9	56.3	42.2	26.1	3.3	27.9	5.0	$10,210
Delmas F Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Grand Prairie Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-6785	578	40	14.4	89.1%	28 (4.8%)	64 (11.1%)	474 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	30.5	3397^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.4	3587^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.9%	190	45.8	56.0	31.6						25.0	38.3	49.2				28.6	41.7	43.9					$11,232
Uplift Grand Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	727	40	18.2	86.8%	18 (2.5%)	103 (14.2%)	597 (82.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36	3019^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.8%		28.2	3539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	520									39.6	43.0	51.4				39.6	48.6	31.4					$9,301
Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1102 NW 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 642-9911	500	29	17.2	78.2%	31 (6.2%)	161 (32.2%)	274 (54.8%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	25	3755^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.2	3653^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.5%	102									34.6	47.8	46.4	40.7	51.3	52.2	25.0	34.8	32.1	22.2	0.0	77.3	8.9	$11,699
Hobbs Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 S E 14th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 522-2700	632	42	15.2	89.6%	28 (4.4%)	77 (12.2%)	496 (78.5%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	23.8	3825^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.3%		17.5	4163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%	338	24.3	12.5	27.3						41.8	46.8	39.1				30.4	32.6	24.1					$6,874
Golden Rule Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1729 Ave B	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	78	7	11.5	91.0%	3 (3.8%)	9 (11.5%)	66 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.9	2277^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.8%		22.7	3866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.9%	1589									70.0	27.3	54.6				70.0	18.2	45.5					$10,487
Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N W 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-4600	605	40	15.2	79.5%	38 (6.3%)	53 (8.8%)	499 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	38.6	2849^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		51.3	2064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	785	18.9	53.3	51.4		25.0				38.6	28.3	44.9				34.2	50.0	51.2					$7,151
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Alice Dr	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-7348	618	42	14.7	92.1%	30 (4.9%)	36 (5.8%)	536 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	37.7	2912^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.1%		41.8	2650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	262	31.8	34.6	54.2	0.0					27.7	50.0	50.0				28.1	53.4	45.7					$8,534
Townley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 W Vilbig St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-6800	804	49	16.4	91.8%	105 (13.1%)	24 (3.0%)	653 (81.2%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	25.3	3738^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.2%		28.2	3542^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%	196	30.0			0.0					33.3	50.9	36.9				34.5	26.3	34.0					$9,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Hector P Garcia Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hector P Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hector P Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Fannin Middle
High : Grand Prairie High School

Is Hector P Garcia Elementary a good school?

Hector P Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hector P Garcia Elementary?

Students at Hector P Garcia Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is Hector P Garcia Elementary in?

Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hector P Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Hector P Garcia Elementary.

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

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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