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Garza Elementary

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Garza Elementary ranks 1299 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garza Elementary is a public elementary school located in McAllen, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 445 students. It is part of the McAllen Independent School District, which is ranked 245 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garza Elementary generally performs above the state average in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments across grades 3-5, though its performance is mixed compared to the McAllen ISD district average. The school's 4th-grade reading proficiency (72.73%) is significantly higher than both the district (64.5%) and state (53.73%) averages, suggesting Garza is effectively supporting students' reading development. However, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency (42.11%) is below the district (52.25%) but above the state (44.88%) averages, indicating a potential area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Garza Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly above average. For example, Milam Elementary and Donna Wernecke Elementary demonstrate stronger overall academic performance, particularly in mathematics. Garza's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio suggest the school is allocating resources to support student learning, which may contribute to its generally strong academic performance, especially in reading.

409

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,532

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 N 29th St
McAllen, TX 78504-4752

(956) 971-4554

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Michael E Fossum Middle
High:	Rowe High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

4.9%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Texas avg47%

1,299^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

245^th of 961McAllen 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
2025	66.2	1299 of 4651	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	1586 of 4710	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1356 of 4647	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1206 of 4581	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.0	2445 of 4578	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	1585 of 4479	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1318 of 4359	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	1658 of 4329	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	2122 of 4286	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	1804 of 4320	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	1521 of 4260	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	1552 of 4221	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	1273 of 4206	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	1248 of 4095	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.4	759 of 3937	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	1083 of 3884	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	59.0	1717 of 3768	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	1213 of 3724	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	1153 of 3476	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.3	980 of 3475	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	66.9	1144 of 3465	67.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	1478 of 4461	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2212 of 4331	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	1913 of 4295	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1378 of 4240	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	226 of 2918	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.4	1046 of 3668	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	2223 of 3556	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	1267 of 3487	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	1076 of 3446	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1906 of 3333	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	1344 of 3226	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1300 of 3744	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2719 of 4658	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	2134 of 4588	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	1389 of 4561	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	2526 of 4499	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2244 of 4348	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	1364 of 4306	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	965 of 2619	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1514 of 2980	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	1190 of 2958	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	2115 of 3006	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2214 of 3184	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.3	700 of 3106	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	706 of 3644	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1288 of 4465	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	866 of 4401	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	783 of 4376	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	1985 of 4329	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	1190 of 4188	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	947 of 4168	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	526 of 3705	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	931 of 4594	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	612 of 4521	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	716 of 4477	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.0	2735 of 4451	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	1633 of 4309	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1497 of 4264	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	961 of 3739	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	997 of 4647	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	821 of 4585	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	1167 of 4563	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	2276 of 4498	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	1112 of 4357	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	1354 of 4319	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	958 of 3549	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	1549 of 4292	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	494 of 4086	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	576 of 3952	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	471 of 3684	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	813 of 3558	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading67%+12 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4554	409	28	14.8	73.8%	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66.2	1299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.1%		60.3	1586^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.3%	287					57.9	72.7	68.9		42.1	53.7	44.6		32.0	$11,532
Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	69.4	1158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.7	920^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.5%	238					53.3	64.8	66.7		53.3	56.3	49.3		36.2	$12,100
Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	631	42	14.9	64.2%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	69.6	1151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.2	1166^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.2%	15	30.8		23.1		65.1	57.8	64.7	80.9	54.0	47.8	56.6	58.4	23.2	$9,034
Rayburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 N Main St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4363	530	34	15.4	57.5%	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	490 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	86.9	498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.1	677^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.6%	179					78.9	79.0	71.2		67.6	79.0	52.3		42.2	$11,196
Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 N 34th	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 623-8882	374	27	13.8	74.3%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	350 (93.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	70.2	1129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%		70.3	1115^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.3%	14					58.2	55.7	79.0		44.6	39.3	62.3		54.8	$11,209
Dr Pablo Perez	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Main	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1125	601	36	16.8	47.1%	40 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	540 (89.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	77.8	842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%		72.6	1033^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.1%	191					70.1	68.3	70.5		62.9	51.2	58.5		34.7	$10,777
Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1100	502	30	16.8	56.4%	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.7	690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%		71.6	1080^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.1%	390					68.5	69.5	70.5		56.8	63.4	61.0		41.0	$11,141
Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4333	811	52	15.6	53.4%	75 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	719 (88.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	79.8	754^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.8%		88.4	431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	90.8%	323					69.4	67.4	66.1		58.1	53.4	66.4		44.1	$9,793
McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4400	385	28	13.7	85.2%	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	369 (95.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	3021^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%		46.8	2375^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.6%	646	16.7	0.0			51.9	62.3	43.8		36.7	35.6	29.2		14.3	$13,491
Olivero Garza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7905 N Taylor Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5353	648	40	16.3	79.3%	14 (2.2%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32	3308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%		49.1	2227^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.7%	1081	6.3	42.9	20.0	42.9	44.3	52.6	45.5	46.2	33.3	39.5	28.0	28.0	14.0	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Garza Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Michael E Fossum Middle
High : Rowe High School

Is Garza Elementary a good school?

Garza Elementary ranks 1299^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garza Elementary?

Students at Garza Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

How many students attend Garza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Garza Elementary.

What district is Garza Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

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