SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE

Located at 499 PENA DR, in RIO BRAVO, Texas, SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE is a close-knit intermediate school that educates 361 students (grades 6 through 8), run under UNITED ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE sits 44% below that benchmark.

SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE is one of 51 schools operated by UNITED ISD, a district that educates 40,742 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 48.2%, a residual of +17.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Webb County shows median household income runs about $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is UNITED STEP ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALVADOR GARCIA MIDDLE has fell 23%, going from 470 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.