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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-41 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.7:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARCIA R GARZA
MARCIA R GARZA is an elementary school of average-sized scale in ALAMO, Texas, operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, enrolling 545 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, which oversees 44 schools and 29,749 students, MARCIA R GARZA is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, MARCIA R GARZA reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the income-and-resources front, MARCIA R GARZA lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MARCIA R GARZA performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.5%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of +8.5 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), MARCIA R GARZA is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARCIA R GARZA at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.
On allk12, members of the MARCIA R GARZA community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in ALAMO
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- VANGUARD MOZARTCombined · 1,236 students
- AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLEMiddle · 790 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMOHigh · 737 students
- AUGUSTO GUERRA ELElementary · 731 students
- JOHN MCKEEVER ELElementary · 699 students
Nearby schools
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S1.1 mi · 1,997
- JOHN MCKEEVER EL1.2 mi · 699
- PSJA ALAMO BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY1.8 mi · 94
- CAPT D SALINAS II EL1.8 mi · 457
- VANGUARD MOZART1.9 mi · 1,236
- ZEFERINO FARIAS EL1.9 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.