State/Public Middle Open

Hector P Garcia Middle

๐Ÿ“ 700 e 8th St, Dallas, Dallas County, 75203

595
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hector P Garcia Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 595 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luisa Garcia. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Luisa Garcia
School district
Dallas Isd
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Hector P Garcia Middle enrolls 595 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
300 (50%)
Female students
295 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Black or African American and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino56895%
Black or African American162.7%
White4<1%
Asian4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

566 of the school's 595 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Hector P Garcia Middle 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 23, state house district 104.

School district: DALLAS ISD

Hector P Garcia Middle is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 595 students, Hector P Garcia Middle is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.

139,802
District students
240
Schools
9,952
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
061667
IB since
10 January 2024
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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