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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486012605
Marcia R Garza
810 E EL GATO, ALAMO, TX 78516 · (956) 354-2780 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public elementary 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.
- AThree-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
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
541 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 122 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +50.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Marcia R Garza
Marcia R Garza's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia R Garza this school | 545 | 99.3% | 42.0% |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr DONNA | 560 | 98.9% | 23.6% |
| Don Jose Gallego LAREDO | 557 | 98.7% | 47.5% |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School DONNA | 551 | 98.4% | 27.7% |
| Santo Nino Elementary School LAREDO | 542 | 98.0% | 56.2% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School MISSION | 569 | 98.2% | 27.4% |
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 Marcia R Garza ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,335 of 4,401 | #103 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #896 of 4,466 ▲ 953 | #25 of 183 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,388 of 4,466 ▲ 783 | #43 of 183 ▲ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #539 of 3,998 | #20 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #2,095 of 4,938 | #77 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,127 of 4,622 | #85 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #4,400 of 4,628 | #83 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #69 of 4,789 | #6 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #2,315 of 2,838 | #111 of 128 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 545 | 34.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 99% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 31.8 | 20.9:1 | 99% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 98% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 33.1 | 17.7:1 | 98% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 98% (560) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcia R Garza.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (586 to 545); teachers up 4% (33.1 to 34.5).
About Marcia R Garza
Marcia R Garza is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of ALAMO, Texas. The school enrolls 545 students, from pre-K through 5.
Marcia R Garza is part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, where 44 schools serve 29,749 students.
Most students at Marcia R Garza are Hispanic: 98% of enrollment. Marcia R Garza has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. Public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Marcia R Garza is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Texas, Marcia R Garza is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.0% actual against a predicted 31.3%.
Hidalgo County has about 891,977 residents, and median household income is about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
Psja Memorial Early College High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Marcia R Garza's average proficiency of 42.0% compares with 41.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Marcia R Garza had 573 students in 2020-21 and 545 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Marcia R Garza covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in ALAMO
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vanguard MozartCombined · 1,236 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- IDEA College Preparatory AlamoHigh · 737 students
- Augusto Guerra Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
- John McKeever Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Psja Memorial Early College High School1.1 mi · 1,997
- John McKeever Elementary School1.2 mi · 699
- Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy1.8 mi · 94
- Capt D Salinas II Elementary School1.8 mi · 457
- Vanguard Mozart1.9 mi · 1,236
- Zeferino Farias Elementary School1.9 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Marcia R GarzaWhat is the total enrollment at Marcia R Garza?
Marcia R Garza enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Marcia R Garza serve?
Marcia R Garza serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marcia R Garza?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Marcia R Garza.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marcia R Garza?
At Marcia R Garza, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Marcia R Garza public or private?
Marcia R Garza is a public K-12 school, overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.