GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K is a mid-tier primary school, operated by ALDINE ISD. It hosts 617 students across grades pre-K through K.

Across the 76 schools in ALDINE ISD (56,419 students total), GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K is one.

ESCAMILLA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K.

GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 617). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 83% to 89%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.