DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL is a rural-scale elementary school, part of DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL. It works with 147 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Nueces County's rate of about 67%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Nueces County put the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL has edged down 14%, going from 171 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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