HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S

HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S operates as a low-enrollment four-year high school in LAREDO, Texas, overseen by LAREDO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 392 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 796.

HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 30 schools operated by LAREDO ISD, a district that educates 20,271 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 34.7%; HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 91.1%, +56.5 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Webb County) logs that median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one.

The closest other public school is JOHN B ALEXANDER H S, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. HECTOR J GARCIA EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 392). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.