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Marcia R Garza

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Marcia R Garza ranks 1150 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marcia R Garza in Alamo, TX, is a PK-5 elementary school in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) serving 545 students in a high-poverty area, where over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has staged a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 18th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. Its standout strength is exceptional performance with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 92nd percentile for this group—a 5-star achievement that shows the school is highly effective at overcoming poverty-related challenges. Mathematics is a clear area of excellence, with 4th-grade math proficiency at 65.52%, outperforming both the district (58.19%) and state (49.28%). However, reading performance is mixed: while 3rd and 4th grade reading exceeds averages, 5th-grade reading (54.32%) falls behind the state (58.47%), suggesting a need for sustained support in upper grades. The school also excels with Hispanic students, ranking in the 84th percentile, but struggles with migrant students, ranking only in the 13th percentile—a key area for targeted improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Marcia R Garza stands out. Zeferino Farias Elementary (1.94 miles away) serves a similarly high-poverty population (97% free/reduced lunch) but ranks lower at the 58th percentile. Alfred Sorensen Elementary (2.21 miles away) ranks at the 70th percentile but has a lower poverty rate (84.56%), making Garza’s achievement with nearly 100% economically disadvantaged students even more impressive. Capt D Salinas II Elementary in Donna Independent School District (Isd) (1.78 miles away) ranks at the 67th percentile but is outperformed by Garza in most grades and subjects. This school is a testament to effective leadership and instructional changes, consistently defying the odds.

545

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,917

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 E El Gato
Alamo, TX 78516

(956) 354-2780

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Marcia R Garza usually attend:

Middle:	Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle
High:	Psja Memorial Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 75th (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,150^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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	69.7	1150 of 4627	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	2067 of 4651	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2567 of 4710	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2377 of 4647	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3036 of 4581	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3738 of 4578	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1392 of 4479	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.2	549 of 4359	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	878 of 4329	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	735 of 4286	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	774 of 4320	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	1207 of 4260	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	54.8	2023 of 4221	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	1116 of 4206	73.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	1452 of 4461	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	2656 of 4331	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.4	351 of 4295	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	81 of 4240	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1391 of 2918	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	1778 of 3668	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1722 of 3556	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2130 of 3487	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	2592 of 3446	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	844 of 3333	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	226 of 3226	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	896 of 4575	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.2	1948 of 3744	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2601 of 4658	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2463 of 4588	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2785 of 4561	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3767 of 4499	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	1409 of 4348	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	546 of 4306	87.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	874 of 3075	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	921 of 2619	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	14 of 2980	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	994 of 3184	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.7	161 of 3106	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	701 of 4413	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	1349 of 3644	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2118 of 4465	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	1848 of 4401	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2623 of 4376	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3426 of 4329	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.9	920 of 4188	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	241 of 4168	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	357 of 4520	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	65.8	942 of 3705	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	1615 of 4594	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1585 of 4521	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	2268 of 4477	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3391 of 4451	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.2	424 of 4309	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	89 of 4264	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	1545 of 4582	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	1507 of 3739	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2642 of 4647	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2340 of 4585	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3134 of 4563	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3638 of 4498	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1407 of 4357	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.7	578 of 4319	86.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	51 of 93	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	30 of 112	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	1692 of 4301	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	1379 of 3549	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2462 of 4292	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	1387 of 4086	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	1176 of 3952	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	641 of 3684	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2025)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

Reading58%+4 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	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
Marcia R Garza	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E El Gato	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2780	545	35	15.7	99.3%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	536 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	1150^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		51.2	2067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	917							59.3	63.2	54.3	56.4	65.5	57.8	$10,917
John McKeever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 W Ridge	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2680	699	42	16.6	92.4%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	690 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2146^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		51.4	2059^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%	87	20.0						41.8	48.8	56.0	35.7	56.1	53.3	$10,336
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK-K	1440 W Crockett	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	94	5	17.7	87.2%	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00
Capt D Salinas II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	457	33	13.6	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.5	1543^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.7%		48.5	2226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%	683	34.8	60.0	18.5	52.2	61.9	42.1	44.7	48.9	57.7	51.3	57.9	65.0	$10,270
Zeferino Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Acacia St	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2760	520	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	512 (98.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.5	1935^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.2%		28.4	3531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	1596	36.4						46.7	51.6	65.3	23.6	61.9	47.3	$10,804
Alfred Sorensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Sam Houston	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2910	583	35	16.7	84.6%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	574 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.6	1377^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.2%		67.9	1215^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.9%	162		20.0					57.4	62.5	53.0	47.1	64.5	54.2	$10,213
Vida N Clover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Carrol St	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2730	378	25	14.8	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	1474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.1%		44.6	2464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	990	29.4	26.7	33.3				60.0	47.6	59.7	52.5	57.1	50.7	$11,327
Santos Livas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 N Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2840	515	30	17.3	89.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	1584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.8%		49.1	2191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	607		50.0					48.3	51.6	68.3	51.7	48.7	55.0	$11,675
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Ridge Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2700	686	40	17.2	84.5%	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	671 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.1	1956^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.7%		60.2	1570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.2%	386							52.0	51.8	59.4	31.7	56.0	51.6	$10,457
Augusto Guerra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 Fm495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2810	731	42	17.5	96.7%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	724 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	1587^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	9			100.0				40.7	58.8	65.5	31.0	69.1	62.6	$9,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcia R Garza

Is Marcia R Garza a good school?

Marcia R Garza ranks 1150^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Marcia R Garza in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Marcia R Garza?

Students at Marcia R Garza are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Marcia R Garza?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Marcia R Garza.

What schools do graduates of Marcia R Garza attend?

Students who attend Marcia R Garza usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle
High : Psja Memorial Early College High School

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