HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE

HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE, a mid-sized intermediate school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD, serves 621 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school records 3% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

JAMES BOWIE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 77.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 621). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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