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What's the biggest difference between B L GARZA MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,035
Middle
DISTRICT 1,077 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818008285
B L GARZA MIDDLE
1202 N MONMACK RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2480 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
813 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,035
-44 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.3:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
97%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About B L GARZA MIDDLE
B L GARZA MIDDLE is a sprawling junior high in EDINBURG, Texas, one of the schools within EDINBURG CISD. The school hosts 1,035 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 61% above typical.
Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), B L GARZA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, B L GARZA MIDDLE records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
Looking at school resources, On paper, B L GARZA MIDDLE has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at B L GARZA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, B L GARZA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which B L GARZA MIDDLE is one.
ZAVALA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around B L GARZA MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, B L GARZA MIDDLE comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at B L GARZA MIDDLE has fell 4%, going from 1,079 students in 2018 to 1,035 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- ZAVALA EL1.2 mi · 565
- TREVINO EL1.4 mi · 672
- DE LA VINA EL1.7 mi · 641
- SOUTH TEXAS ISD WORLD SCHOLARS1.9 mi · 403
- SOUTH TEXAS ISD PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.9 mi · 802
- R C FLORES-MARK A ZAPATA EL2.0 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About B L GARZA MIDDLEHow many students attend B L GARZA MIDDLE?
B L GARZA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 06-08.
Is B L GARZA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
B L GARZA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at B L GARZA MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at B L GARZA MIDDLE is approximately 12.0:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at B L GARZA MIDDLE?
Student demographics at B L GARZA MIDDLE are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees B L GARZA MIDDLE?
B L GARZA MIDDLE is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.