GARNER MIDDLE

As a reasonably sized middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, GARNER MIDDLE educates 782 students from grades 6 through 8, run under NORTH EAST ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 643.

NORTH EAST ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 56,420 students; GARNER MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GARNER MIDDLE lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 10% Black, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, GARNER MIDDLE has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GARNER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bexar County) records that median household earnings sit near $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which GARNER MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is NORTHWOOD EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GARNER MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GARNER MIDDLE has shrank 19%, going from 965 students in 2018 to 782 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 70% to 77% over that span.

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