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Garcia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garcia Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 289 students in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), located in a high-poverty area where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most notable thing about Garcia is its dramatic recent improvement. After ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools for years, it jumped from the 6th percentile to the 20th percentile in a single year—a 14-point gain that outpaces nearby schools like Burbank Elementary and Coop Elementary, which have seen more stable but lower growth. This turnaround is especially striking because Garcia is just 0.65 miles from Coop, which serves similar demographics but has been more consistently in the middle of the pack. Garcia’s smaller size (289 students vs. 736 at Burbank) allows for higher per-student spending ($10,018), which may be fueling this positive trend.

Garcia has a clear strength in Spanish-language math, where 48% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2023-2024—far above the district (27%) and state (20%) averages. This suggests effective instruction for Spanish-speaking students, though English-language math scores remain low. However, the school faces challenges: 5th-grade science scores are very low (2% proficient), a problem shared by nearby schools like De Chaumes Elementary and Lyons Elementary. Additionally, Garcia’s special education students rank in the 2nd percentile, a much wider gap than at comparison schools. While the recent jump is promising, the school’s history of struggle means the next few years will be critical to see if this is a sustainable turnaround or a temporary spike.

289

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,422

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9550 Aldine Westfield Rd
Houston, TX 77093-6211

(713) 696-2900

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Henry Middle
High:	Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

24.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,701^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

434^th of 947Houston 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	26.0	3701 of 4643	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	4350 of 4651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4170 of 4710	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3630 of 4647	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3178 of 4581	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	3462 of 4578	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	3961 of 4479	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3922 of 4359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	4062 of 4329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	4108 of 4286	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	4199 of 4320	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	3585 of 4260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	3583 of 4221	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	3335 of 4206	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	3507 of 4095	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	3686 of 3937	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	3242 of 3884	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	3319 of 3768	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.0	2681 of 3724	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	3200 of 3476	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	3133 of 3475	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	51.0	1968 of 3465	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	1859 of 2414	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2228 of 2443	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2048 of 2443	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1970 of 2421	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	2104 of 2444	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	2174 of 2515	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1964 of 2483	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	2146 of 4461	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	1358 of 4331	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	2512 of 4295	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2575 of 4240	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	2224 of 3668	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1772 of 3556	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1352 of 3487	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	1428 of 3446	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	1611 of 3333	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1694 of 3226	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3255 of 4588	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4224 of 4658	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3404 of 4588	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2721 of 4561	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3453 of 4499	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4034 of 4348	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4002 of 4306	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.7	788 of 2958	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	9.9	3093 of 3184	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	2705 of 3106	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2660 of 4425	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3636 of 4465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3047 of 4401	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	2026 of 4376	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	2582 of 4329	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3310 of 4188	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3567 of 4168	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2830 of 4535	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3848 of 4594	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3240 of 4521	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2506 of 4477	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2975 of 4451	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3521 of 4309	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3529 of 4264	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	3952 of 4597	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4082 of 4647	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3831 of 4585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3480 of 4563	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3378 of 4498	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3594 of 4357	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3717 of 4319	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	4186 of 4292	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3540 of 4086	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3817 of 3952	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3790 of 3799	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3361 of 3684	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	2963 of 3558	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)73rd percentile+43 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26	3701^st of 4643 public elementary schools	20.3%		13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	649	0.0						40.0	37.3	44.4	33.3	37.3	33.3	$10,422
Coop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10130 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2630	533	36	14.9	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	35 (6.6%)	485 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	2401^st of 4643 public elementary schools	48.3%		29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1068	22.2	10.0	40.0	33.3	51.3	36.8	46.3	49.2	63.6	42.2	38.9	33.3	$12,808
Berry Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2310 Berry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2700	745	48	15.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	37 (5.0%)	702 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66.1	1304^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.6	1690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	386	34.5	16.7	40.0	68.4	57.9		61.7	57.9	62.4	60.4	47.6	51.0	$14,582
Lyons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Roxella Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2870	767	44	17.4	98.4%	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	741 (96.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.4	1998^th of 4643 public elementary schools	57.0%		65.4	1328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%	670		23.8					42.7	61.2	51.7	46.9	50.4	46.2	$8,376
KIPP Dream Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	929	39	23.8	95.9%	11 (1.2%)	88 (9.5%)	822 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	66.8	1281^st of 4643 public elementary schools	72.4%		33.8	3207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	1926							48.4	64.7		50.8	56.2		$6,585
Burbank Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	216 Tidwell	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2690	736	46	16.0	98.1%	10 (1.4%)	106 (14.4%)	609 (82.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69.3	1168^th of 4643 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.5	1288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	120	44.4						48.7	59.6	64.1	48.9	68.6	57.6	$9,809
Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	705	31	23.0	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.5%)	582 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.5	4142^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	4529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%	387							33.6	38.8	34.7	28.3	39.8	19.0	$10,515
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.5	2716^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.5%		21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	1227	9.1	0.0	40.0	10.0			41.0	54.2	55.3	14.6	56.0	33.3	$17,097
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	2978^th of 4643 public elementary schools	35.9%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	47	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$8,363
Janowski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Bauman Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2844	395	25	15.8	94.7%	9 (2.3%)	10 (2.5%)	374 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70.5	1120^th of 4643 public elementary schools	75.9%		45.8	2398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	1278	38.1	43.6	33.3	19.1	38.5	71.4	52.2	41.7	76.5	52.2	45.8	79.2	$11,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Garcia Elementary

How many students attend Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Garcia Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Garcia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry Middle
High : Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Is Garcia Elementary a good school?

Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Garcia Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Garcia Elementary?

Students at Garcia Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% White.

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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

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

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