Garcia Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 9550 Aldine Westfield Rd
       Houston, TX  77093-6211


(713) 696-2900

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3630th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,018 Help


Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  336

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.3%
African American:
25.6%
White:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.2% Help


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Compare Details Garcia Elementary ranks worse than 78.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 108th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.3%), African American (25.6%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garcia Elementary is 16, which is the 59th best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garcia Elementary is $10,018. 109 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Garcia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garcia Elementary 3630th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Garcia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 666th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garcia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.97 1968th 3465 43.2%
2005 21.41 3133rd 3475 9.8%
2006 18.48 3200th 3476 7.9%
2007 40.04 2681st 3724 28.0%
2008 24.08 3319th 3768 11.9%
2009 28.94 3242nd 3884 16.5%
2010 17.02 3686th 3937 6.4%
2011 26.93 3507th 4095 14.4%
2012 31.76 3335th 4206 20.7%
2013 25.63 3583rd 4221 15.1%
2014 25.93 3585th 4260 15.8%
2015 7.07 4199th 4320 2.8%
2016 9.10 4108th 4286 4.2%
2017 13.71 4062nd 4329 6.2%
2018 17.65 3922nd 4359 10.0%
2019 19.26 3961st 4479 11.6%
2021 25.67 3462nd 4578 24.4%
2022 32.96 3178th 4581 30.6%
2023 25.95 3630th 4647 21.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.20 1694th 3226 47.5%
2019 49.15 1611th 3333 51.7%
2021 50.88 1428th 3446 58.6%
2022 55.16 1352nd 3487 61.2%
2023 48.27 1772nd 3556 50.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.42 2963rd 3558 16.7%
2019 21.60 3361st 3684 8.8%
2021 18.62 3790th 3799 0.2%
2022 16.68 3817th 3952 3.4%
2023 23.97 3540th 4086 13.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 3529th 4264 17.2%
2019 28.99 3521st 4309 18.3%
2021 36.37 2975th 4451 33.2%
2022 44.75 2506th 4477 44.0%
2023 34.77 3240th 4521 28.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.42 4002nd 4306 7.1%
2019 16.39 4034th 4348 7.2%
2021 26.00 3453rd 4499 23.2%
2022 40.86 2721st 4561 40.3%
2023 30.12 3404th 4588 25.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.30 2705th 3106 12.9%
2019 9.86 3093rd 3184 2.9%
2022 69.69 788th 2958 73.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.07 2575th 4240 39.3%
2019 42.34 2512th 4295 41.5%
2021 57.46 1358th 4331 68.6%
2022 49.28 2146th 4461 51.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.95 3717th 4319 13.9%
2019 25.19 3594th 4357 17.5%
2021 27.22 3378th 4498 24.9%
2022 28.56 3480th 4563 23.7%
2023 22.85 3831st 4585 16.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.60 1964th 2483 20.9%
2019 23.96 2174th 2515 13.6%
2021 23.88 2104th 2444 13.9%
2022 27.66 1970th 2421 18.6%
2023 25.44 2048th 2443 16.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garcia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.34 3567th 4168 14.4%
2019 29.73 3310th 4188 21.0%
2021 39.91 2582nd 4329 40.4%
2022 50.93 2026th 4376 53.7%
2023 35.59 3047th 4401 30.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Garcia Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 43 82 1 514 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1994 48 85 2 586 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1995 46 88 5 636 0 n/a n/a 0 775
1996 46 88 5 636 0 n/a n/a 0 775
1997 44 86 4 656 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1998 28 86 2 648 0 n/a n/a 0 764
1999 23 54 3 712 0 n/a n/a 0 792
2000 18 47 3 736 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2001 23 37 1 767 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2002 22 63 1 707 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2003 22 63 1 707 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2004 26 65 2 698 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2005 24 59 0 708 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2006 20 87 1 691 0 n/a n/a 0 799
2007 11 100 1 668 0 n/a n/a 0 780
2008 13 81 1 678 0 n/a n/a 0 773
2009 8 99 2 680 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2010 7 111 5 678 0 n/a n/a 0 801
2011 11 129 2 659 0 2 2 0 805
2012 9 158 6 613 0 2 1 0 789
2013 8 162 3 596 0 2 1 0 772
2014 9 148 3 581 0 0 3 0 744
2015 8 157 2 604 0 0 0 0 771
2016 8 153 2 591 1 0 0 0 755
2017 5 129 1 524 1 0 3 0 663
2018 3 137 1 501 2 0 0 0 644
2019 5 123 2 458 2 0 4 0 594
2020 1 118 2 427 0 0 2 0 550
2021 5 95 2 333 1 0 1 0 437
2022 2 99 4 279 1 0 1 0 386
2023 3 86 3 243 0 0 1 0 336

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garcia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 640 32.0 20.0 87.5
1994 721 37.0 19.5 77.3
1995 775 42.0 18.5 87.1
1996 775 42.0 18.5 87.1
1997 790 42.0 18.8 85.2
1998 764 41.9 18.2 82.5
1999 792 42.0 18.9 92.3
2000 804 40.0 20.1 89.2
2001 828 38.0 21.8 93.2
2002 793 45.0 17.6 90.7
2003 793 45.0 17.6 90.7
2004 791 45.0 17.6 94.3
2005 791 44.9 17.6 91.9
2006 799 46.4 17.2 93.1
2007 780 45.5 17.1 71.2
2008 773 46.0 16.8 75.3
2009 789 46.0 17.2 75.9
2010 801 46.0 17.4 70
2011 805 45.0 17.8 52.7
2012 789 45.0 17.5 46.6
2013 772 46.0 16.7 91.3
2014 744 44.0 16.9 95.7
2015 771 44.0 17.5 91.8
2016 755 43.0 17.5 91.4
2017 663 39.8 16.6 89.9
2018 644 38.6 16.6 82.3
2019 594 34.8 17.0 99.8
2020 550 31.7 17.3 98.2
2021 437 30.6 14.2 97.7
2022 386 23.0 16.7 98.7
2023 336 20.9 16.0 98.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garcia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 640 32.0 20.0 87.5
1994 721 37.0 19.5 77.3
1995 775 42.0 18.5 87.1
1996 775 42.0 18.5 87.1
1997 790 42.0 18.8 85.2
1998 764 41.9 18.2 82.5
1999 792 42.0 18.9 92.3
2000 804 40.0 20.1 89.2
2001 828 38.0 21.8 93.2
2002 793 45.0 17.6 90.7
2003 793 45.0 17.6 90.7
2004 791 45.0 17.6 94.3
2005 791 44.9 17.6 91.9
2006 799 46.4 17.2 93.1
2007 780 45.5 17.1 71.2
2008 773 46.0 16.8 75.3
2009 789 46.0 17.2 75.9
2010 801 46.0 17.4 70
2011 805 45.0 17.8 52.7
2012 789 45.0 17.5 46.6
2013 772 46.0 16.7 91.3
2014 744 44.0 16.9 95.7
2015 771 44.0 17.5 91.8
2016 755 43.0 17.5 91.4
2017 663 39.8 16.6 89.9
2018 644 38.6 16.6 82.3
2019 594 34.8 17.0 99.8
2020 550 31.7 17.3 98.2
2021 437 30.6 14.2 97.7
2022 386 23.0 16.7 98.7
2023 336 20.9 16.0 98.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garcia Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,296 (15.9%) $6,877 (84.1%) $8,173
2020 $1,551 (17.8%) $7,175 (82.2%) $8,726
2021 $836 (8.3%) $9,181 (91.6%) $10,018

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garcia Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3961st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3630th of 4647 Elementary schools
 10.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Garcia Elementary)148
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garcia Elementary)320
 32%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Garcia Elementary)3018
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garcia Elementary)4647
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Garcia Elementary)1822
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garcia Elementary)2552
 27%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Garcia Elementary)3344
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Garcia Elementary)4235
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Garcia Elementary)4721
 26%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students594336
 43.4%
African American12386
 30.1%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic458243
 46.9%
Pacific Islander00
White53
 40%
Two or More Races41
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.8%98.2%
 1.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 336 students attended Garcia Elementary.

Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Garcia Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Garcia Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 26% African American.


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