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Enrollment
966
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771012191
Garcia Middle School
11000 ROSSLYN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77038 · (281) 878-3730 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
811 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 308 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Middle School
Garcia Middle School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Middle School this school | 966 | 84.0% | 33.6% |
| Klein Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,050 | 85.1% | 40.6% |
| Shotwell Middle School HOUSTON | 832 | 84.3% | 31.6% |
| Lanny Frasier Middle School MESQUITE | 959 | 84.7% | 40.6% |
| Moore Middle School TYLER | 1,019 | 81.0% | 47.5% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 787 | 81.1% | 31.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,241 of 1,635 | #159 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,043 of 1,670 ▲ 30 | #145 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,204 of 1,670 ▲ 131 | #155 of 219 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #905 of 1,570 | #132 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #316 of 1,749 | #80 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #365 of 1,542 | #49 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,095 of 1,543 | #146 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #414 of 1,648 | #108 of 221 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
966
-292 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 966 | 73.7 | 13.1:1 | 84% (811) |
| 2023-24 | 965 | 73.2 | 13.2:1 | 91% (880) |
| 2022-23 | 1,054 | 64.1 | 16.4:1 | 90% (946) |
| 2020-21 | 1,258 | 75 | 16.8:1 | 92% (1,153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garcia Middle School.
About Garcia Middle School
Garcia Middle School is the name of a large middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 966 students. That is 50% bigger than the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
ALDINE ISD is responsible for 76 schools, Garcia Middle School included, with 56,419 students in all.
Hispanic students are 75% of those enrolled at Garcia Middle School. The remaining shares are 20% Black, 2% White, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Garcia Middle School lists 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.1 students per teacher. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 84% of the student body. That is 14 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Garcia Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Texas public middle schools.
Garcia Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.6%, compared with a predicted 37.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hill Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Garcia Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Garcia Middle School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 23% over 4 years, reaching 966 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.8:1 to 13.1:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Garcia Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Garcia Middle. Garcia Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Garcia Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,360 students
- Garcia Middle SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 870 students
Nearby schools
- Hill Elementary School0.6 mi · 646
- Stovall Ec/PK/K1.2 mi · 450
- Goodman Elementary School1.2 mi · 585
- Caraway Elementary School1.3 mi · 553
- Nitsch Elementary School1.3 mi · 612
- Houston Academy1.3 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Garcia Middle SchoolHow many students attend Garcia Middle School?
Garcia Middle School enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 06-08.
Is Garcia Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garcia Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garcia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garcia Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (74 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Garcia Middle School?
Garcia Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Garcia Middle School public or private?
Garcia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.