📍 7414 Johnny Morris Rd, Austin, Travis County, 78724
Garcia Ymla is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Mejia. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garcia Ymla enrolls 257 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 100% male and <1% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 21% |
| White | 4 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 257 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garcia Ymla is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 46.
Garcia Ymla is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Garcia Ymla is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large