Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 994 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAREDO ISD·NCES 482679011365
Hector J Garcia Early College High School
5201 UNIVERSITY BLVD, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 273-7700 · Webb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Texas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
352 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 23% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
97.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 54.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 39.0% | 30.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 97.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 82.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 85.0% |
| 2020-21 | 84.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+55.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 56 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Hector J Garcia Early College High School
Hector J Garcia Early College High School's state test result (91.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School this school | 392 | 89.8% | 91.1% |
| Mission Collegiate High School ALTON | 399 | 91.7% | 74.8% |
| Premont Collegiate High School PREMONT | 387 | 91.0% | 35.0% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville BROWNSVILLE | 498 | 90.8% | 50.2% |
| IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 457 | 92.6% | 44.1% |
| Rio Hondo High School RIO HONDO | 475 | 86.9% | 42.6% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Hector J Garcia Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #16 of 1,385 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #165 of 1,425 ▼ 118 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #22 of 1,425 ▲ 11 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #922 of 1,184 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #1,031 of 2,107 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,292 of 1,344 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.1% | #1,308 of 1,346 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #194 of 1,522 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #238 of 557 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
392
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 90% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 90% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 88% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 91% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 86% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 17 | 25.1:1 | 95% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 16 | 24.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hector J Garcia Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (438 to 392); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Hector J Garcia Early College High School
Hector J Garcia Early College High School operates as a small high school in LAREDO, Texas. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 392 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
LAREDO ISD has 30 schools and 20,271 students, and Hector J Garcia Early College High School is one of those schools.
At Hector J Garcia Early College High School, Hispanic students make up 99% of the student body. That is close to the 95% Hispanic share among all Webb County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hector J Garcia Early College High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.6 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students.
allk12 grades Hector J Garcia Early College High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 35.3% for Hector J Garcia Early College High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 91.1%. The 55.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Webb County census figures show that median household income is about $63,058, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Hector J Garcia Early College High School is among the 95 public schools in Webb County.
Nearby, John B Alexander High School is about 1.0 miles away. Hector J Garcia Early College High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hector J Garcia Early College High School at 1st of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 426 in 2020-21 and 392 in 2024-25, a decrease of 34 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.4:1 to 20.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
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- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
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- Dr Leo Cigarroa High SchoolHigh · 1,379 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,204 students
- Christen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Joaquin Cigarroa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
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- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- John B Alexander High School1.0 mi · 3,171
- Col Santos Benavides Elementary School1.7 mi · 790
- Roberto J Santos Elementary School2.3 mi · 584
- United Middle School2.5 mi · 999
- Matias De Llano Elementary School2.6 mi · 453
- Charles Borchers Elementary School2.7 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Hector J Garcia Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Hector J Garcia Early College High School?
Hector J Garcia Early College High School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hector J Garcia Early College High School serve?
Hector J Garcia Early College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hector J Garcia Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hector J Garcia Early College High School is approximately 20.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hector J Garcia Early College High School?
Hector J Garcia Early College High School reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hector J Garcia Early College High School?
Hector J Garcia Early College High School is overseen by LAREDO ISD in Webb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.