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Hector P Garcia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3835^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hector P Garcia Elementary in Temple, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 396 students in a high-poverty area, with about 87% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While the school's overall state ranking has been low, it stands out for exceptional performance in specific areas, making it a school of contrasts worth understanding.

Garcia Elementary excels in supporting certain student groups, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide for both Special Education and Gifted & Talented students, and in the 75th percentile for African American students. This shows the school has effective programs for these populations. However, overall academic challenges remain, particularly in Math and Science, where proficiency rates are far below district and state averages. For example, 3rd-grade Math proficiency is just 20%, and 5th-grade Science proficiency was only 10% in a recent year. In contrast, Reading scores are more competitive, with 4th-grade Reading proficiency at 48%, above the district average. The school also has a strong bilingual program, with high proficiency rates on Spanish-language STAAR tests, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which is lower than many nearby schools like Thornton Elementary (17.4) and Western Hills Elementary (17.6).

Compared to nearby schools, Garcia's challenges are notable. Kennedy-Powell Elementary, just 4.3 miles away in the same Temple Independent School District (Isd), has a lower poverty rate (61%) and ranks in the 73rd percentile, outperforming Garcia in most subjects. Similarly, Troy Elementary in Troy Independent School District (Isd) serves a more affluent population and has much higher Math scores. Despite these gaps, Garcia's strong Reading instruction and successful programs for specific student groups suggest that the school has effective strategies that could be expanded to improve overall outcomes.

396

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,298

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 Lavendusky Dr
Temple, TX 76501-4818

(254) 215-6100

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hector P Garcia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Middle
High:	Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

White:

8.6%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 28th-percentile peak (2018) to 17th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,835^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)

744^th of 951Temple 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	23.7	3835 of 4627	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	3803 of 4651	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	3878 of 4710	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3427 of 4647	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4041 of 4581	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3533 of 4578	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3697 of 4479	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3141 of 4359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	3606 of 4329	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	4036 of 4286	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	3580 of 4320	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	3612 of 4260	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	3853 of 4221	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	3889 of 4206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	3714 of 4095	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	3837 of 3937	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	3861 of 3884	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	3735 of 3768	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	3115 of 3724	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.8	2386 of 3476	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.7	2956 of 3475	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	2866 of 3465	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	485 of 1905	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	1613 of 2443	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2192 of 2421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	2090 of 2444	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1984 of 2515	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1613 of 2483	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	3068 of 4461	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2596 of 4331	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1862 of 4295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1670 of 4240	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1905 of 2918	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	2401 of 3668	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1764 of 3556	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	2521 of 3487	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	1699 of 3446	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1824 of 3333	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1498 of 3226	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	4148 of 4575	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	2911 of 3744	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3485 of 4658	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3828 of 4561	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3740 of 4499	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3545 of 4348	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2770 of 4306	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	581 of 2619	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	20.5	2592 of 3006	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2926 of 3184	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3803 of 4413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	2499 of 3644	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	2988 of 4465	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3472 of 4376	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2858 of 4329	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2816 of 4188	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2615 of 4168	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3437 of 4520	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	2365 of 3705	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3133 of 4594	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3807 of 4477	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2965 of 4451	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2841 of 4309	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2466 of 4264	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3176 of 4582	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2458 of 3739	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3463 of 4647	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4103 of 4563	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	3257 of 4498	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3719 of 4357	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3567 of 4319	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3351 of 4301	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.3	796 of 3549	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	932 of 4292	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	15.5	3968 of 4086	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	3874 of 3952	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	3712 of 3799	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3157 of 3684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3059 of 3558	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2214 of 2612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	2344 of 3108	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)78th percentile+60 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 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
Hector P Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Lavendusky Dr	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6100	396	30	13.3	86.9%	34 (8.6%)	29 (7.3%)	319 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	23.7	3835^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		23.9	3803^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%	32	0.0	21.4	50.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	24.0	48.3	43.1	20.4	36.4	35.3	$9,298
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	2616 N 3rd St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5500	504	30	17.0	73.4%	127 (25.2%)	114 (22.6%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	33.6	3182^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.8	3860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%	678							40.6	43.7	49.4	36.2	40.9	37.2	$8,942
Sampson-Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 E Blackland Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-8473	611	36	16.7	81.2%	109 (17.8%)	188 (30.8%)	228 (37.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)	27	3632^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%					(n/a)							35.6	37.5	50.0	36.0	39.6	26.2	$00
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	39.6	2786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.8%		36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	246							61.7	38.4	46.2	59.0	31.5	36.3	$8,405
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	31.9	3304^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.6%		36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%	255							40.3	35.9	41.8	35.8	40.0	47.8	$9,344
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	67.8	1233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%	291							61.7	62.7	58.3	67.2	56.7	40.7	$9,329
Raye-Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5015 S 5th St	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5800	441	28	15.8	63.9%	108 (24.5%)	107 (24.3%)	174 (39.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.3%)	37.9	2899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.3%		34.7	3154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%	255							55.6	56.8	47.2	34.6	34.6	22.2	$7,461
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Cottonwood Ln	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5700	763	44	17.4	67.1%	152 (19.9%)	98 (12.8%)	449 (58.8%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	32.8	3241^st of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.3	3346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	105							27.6	47.1	46.7	34.7	45.8	41.7	$7,762
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	36.2	3005^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	203							38.2	47.9	65.5	26.5	28.6	44.2	$8,211
Troy Elementary	Public	3-5	808 E Austin Ave	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2503	379	26	14.3	47.2%	213 (56.2%)	5 (1.3%)	140 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	61.6	1538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.5	1803^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.2%	265							39.8	58.0	55.5	59.3	52.9	63.3	$8,799

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 : Lamar Middle
High : Temple High School

What district is Hector P Garcia Elementary in?

Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Is Hector P Garcia Elementary a good school?

Hector P Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Hector P Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Hector P Garcia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hector P Garcia Elementary?

Students at Hector P Garcia Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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