Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364001316
Garcia Elementary School
9550 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON, TX 77093 · (713) 696-2900 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
289 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Garcia Elementary School→Henry Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like Garcia Elementary School
Garcia Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Elementary School this school | 289 | 100.0% | 23.6% |
| Bellfort Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 313 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Souder Elementary School EVERMAN | 315 | 97.5% | 32.2% |
| Hommel Elementary School EVERMAN | 282 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Halpin Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 302 | 99.7% | N/A |
| The Varnett School - Northeast HOUSTON | 354 | 99.2% | 29.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garcia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,122 of 4,401 | #602 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,981 of 4,466 ▲ 917 | #432 of 625 ▲ 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,461 of 4,466 ▲ 715 | #486 of 625 ▲ 107 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,146 of 3,998 | #334 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #4,263 of 4,938 | #621 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,334 of 4,622 | #446 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #2,991 of 4,628 | #416 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 of 4,789 | #3 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -55.1% | #33 of 2,838 | #8 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
289
-148 (-34%) vs 2020
-65% since 2000-01, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 20.2 | 16.1:1 | 99% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 98% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 98% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 38.6 | 16.7:1 | 82% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 91% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 53% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 38 | 21.8:1 | 93% (772) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garcia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (644 to 289); teachers down 53% (38.6 to 18).
About Garcia Elementary School
Federal records list Garcia Elementary School as an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Its enrollment is 289 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, has 176,727 students enrolled across 273 schools.
The student body at Garcia Elementary School is 73% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black and 2% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Garcia Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Garcia Elementary School. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Garcia Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Garcia Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.6% is 7.3 points below the 31.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Coop Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Garcia Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Garcia Elementary School is 9th on average proficiency.
Garcia Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 437 (2020-21) to 289 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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Other Garcia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garcia Elementary. Garcia Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Garcia Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Coop Elementary School0.7 mi · 533
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- KIPP Dream Prep1.3 mi · 929
- KIPP 3D Academy1.3 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Garcia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garcia Elementary School?
Garcia Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garcia Elementary School serve?
Garcia Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garcia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garcia Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garcia Elementary School?
At Garcia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Garcia Elementary School public or private?
Garcia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
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