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Enrollment
621
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010563
Hector P Garcia Middle School
700 E 8TH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 502-5500 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
603 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 194 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 35% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hector P Garcia Middle School→W H Adamson High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 36.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Hector P Garcia Middle School
Hector P Garcia Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector P Garcia Middle School this school | 621 | 97.1% | 43.5% |
| Fonville Middle School HOUSTON | 583 | 95.4% | 38.0% |
| Elder Middle School FORT WORTH | 646 | 94.4% | 23.9% |
| Raul Quintanilla Sr Middle Steam Academy DALLAS | 556 | 95.1% | 35.9% |
| Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School DALLAS | 669 | 99.9% | 33.8% |
| Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School DALLAS | 570 | 97.0% | 32.7% |
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 Hector P Garcia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #767 of 1,635 | #26 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #332 of 1,670 ▼ 10 | #20 of 123 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #842 of 1,670 ▼ 105 | #36 of 123 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,093 of 1,570 | #65 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #889 of 1,749 | #63 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,242 of 1,542 | #104 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #1,376 of 1,543 | #120 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #65 of 1,648 | #17 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #379 of 942 | #52 of 80 |
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
621
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 1,041
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 621 | 37.4 | 16.6:1 | 97% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 96% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 95% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 95% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 54 | 14.2:1 | 94% (716) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 98% (817) |
| 2010-11 | 1,041 | 66 | 15.8:1 | 95% (985) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hector P Garcia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (764 to 621); teachers down 31% (54 to 37.4).
About Hector P Garcia Middle School
Hector P Garcia Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment is 621 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
A total of 240 schools make up DALLAS ISD, with 140,630 students enrolled.
At Hector P Garcia Middle School, Hispanic students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% White and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hector P Garcia Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. Hector P Garcia Middle School reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Hector P Garcia Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Hector P Garcia Middle School are 11.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.5% actual, 32.2% predicted).
Across Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Hector P Garcia Middle School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
Of nearby public schools, James Bowie Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is below the 77.6% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hector P Garcia Middle School as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 690 to 621 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 13.5:1 to 16.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- James Bowie Elementary School0.1 mi · 317
- Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School0.4 mi · 581
- W H Adamson High School0.4 mi · 1,353
- Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt0.4 mi · 476
- School of Health Professions0.4 mi · 497
- School of Science and Engineering0.4 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Hector P Garcia Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hector P Garcia Middle School?
Hector P Garcia Middle School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hector P Garcia Middle School serve?
Hector P Garcia Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hector P Garcia Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Hector P Garcia Middle School.
How diverse is Hector P Garcia Middle School?
Hector P Garcia Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Hector P Garcia Middle School public or private?
Hector P Garcia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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