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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765014313
Lupe Garcia Elementary School
310 WILLIAMSBURG PKWY, FATE, TX 75132 · (469) 698-2870 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
275 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lupe Garcia Elementary School
Lupe Garcia Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lupe Garcia Elementary School this school | 864 | 31.8% | 45.3% |
| Fletcher Morgan Elementary School FULSHEAR | 817 | 30.2% | 59.3% |
| Ft Sam Houston Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 807 | 27.4% | 57.0% |
| Frost Elementary School RICHMOND | 792 | 27.3% | 69.2% |
| Bradley Elementary School SPRING | 948 | 37.6% | 56.6% |
| Miss May Vernon Elementary School FATE | 790 | 34.8% | 58.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Lupe Garcia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,929 of 4,401 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,209 of 4,466 ▲ 167 | #19 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,569 of 4,466 ▼ 127 | #14 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #577 of 3,998 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #265 of 4,938 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,874 of 4,622 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #325 of 4,628 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #4,176 of 4,789 | #11 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 864 | 50.9 | 17.0:1 | 32% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 32% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 40.8 | 17.4:1 | 31% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lupe Garcia Elementary School.
About Lupe Garcia Elementary School
Lupe Garcia Elementary School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in FATE, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 864 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 66% larger than that.
In ROCKWALL ISD, 22 schools enroll a combined 19,235 students.
Lupe Garcia Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 39%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Rockwall County, the White share is about 68%. Lupe Garcia Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Lupe Garcia Elementary School counts 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.0 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. About 32% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Rockwall County, the average is about the same, 29%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Lupe Garcia Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lupe Garcia Elementary School is 14.8 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rockwall County show that median household income is about $127,981, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Lupe Garcia Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Rockwall County, which together enroll about 24,104 students.
Harry Herndon Elementary School is the public school closest to Lupe Garcia Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lupe Garcia Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
Other schools in FATE
- Bobby Summers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,066 students
- Billie Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Miss May Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) FateHigh · 344 students
- New Middle SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Harry Herndon Elementary School1.2 mi · 550
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Fate1.3 mi · 344
- Billie Stevenson Elementary School2.0 mi · 805
- Bobby Summers Middle School2.3 mi · 1,066
- Miss May Vernon Elementary School2.4 mi · 790
- Sharon Shannon Elementary School2.6 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lupe Garcia Elementary School?
Lupe Garcia Elementary School enrolls approximately 864 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lupe Garcia Elementary School serve?
Lupe Garcia Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lupe Garcia Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Lupe Garcia Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lupe Garcia Elementary School?
At Lupe Garcia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lupe Garcia Elementary School public or private?
Lupe Garcia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROCKWALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.