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Enrollment
1,360
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312012195
Garcia Middle School
14900 KYLE SEALE PKWY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78255 · (210) 397-8400 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
257 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 434 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 450 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 476 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 27.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 (68.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Middle School this school | 1,360 | 18.9% | 68.5% |
| Lopez Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,294 | 16.3% | 75.7% |
| Hill Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,057 | 28.1% | 60.7% |
| Creekside Park Junior High School THE WOODLANDS | 1,219 | 12.1% | 78.8% |
| Briscoe Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,263 | 24.5% | 55.4% |
| Folks Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,497 | 27.6% | 56.5% |
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 Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #119 of 1,635 | #3 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #266 of 1,670 ▲ 7 | #7 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #158 of 1,670 ▲ 34 | #5 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,103 of 1,570 | #49 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,360 | #57 of 1,749 | #4 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,373 of 1,542 | #69 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #474 of 1,543 | #9 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #1,568 of 1,648 | #84 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #703 of 942 | #47 of 60 |
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
1,360
-176 (-11%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,347
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,360 | 77.7 | 17.5:1 | 19% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 1,387 | 81.4 | 17.0:1 | 19% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 1,424 | 83.1 | 17.1:1 | 19% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 1,536 | 83 | 18.5:1 | 13% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 1,474 | 82.4 | 17.9:1 | 11% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 1,514 | 85 | 17.8:1 | 12% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 1,347 | 75 | 18.0:1 | 12% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garcia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,474 to 1,360); teachers down 6% (82.4 to 77.7).
About Garcia Middle School
Garcia Middle School is a middle-grades school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, according to federal school records. The school had 1,360 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 112% larger than that.
Garcia Middle School is part of a district of 127 schools: NORTHSIDE ISD, with 100,208 students.
Garcia Middle School's enrollment is 54% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 30% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Garcia Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
At Garcia Middle School, 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Roughly 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 44 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Garcia Middle School is 2.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 68.5%. Predicted: 65.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bexar County show that median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
The school nearest to Garcia Middle School is Beard Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Garcia Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Garcia Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Garcia Middle School went from 1,536 students to 1,360. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Garcia Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Garcia Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Garcia Middle. Garcia Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Garcia Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 966 students
- Garcia Middle SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 870 students
Nearby schools
- Beard Elementary School0.6 mi · 499
- May Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
- Brandeis High School1.4 mi · 2,657
- Stinson Middle School1.5 mi · 898
- Scobee Elementary School2.2 mi · 470
- Great Hearts Invictus2.3 mi · 918
Frequently asked questions
About Garcia Middle SchoolHow many students attend Garcia Middle School?
Garcia Middle School enrolls approximately 1,360 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Garcia Middle School serve?
Garcia Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Garcia Middle School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Garcia Middle School.
How diverse is Garcia Middle School?
Garcia Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Garcia Middle School in?
Garcia Middle School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.