📍 2444 Graham, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 75050
Hector P Garcia el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candice Mccartney. It is part of the Grand Prairie Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hector P Garcia el enrolls 506 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 466 | 92% |
| White | 31 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 506 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 419 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hector P Garcia el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 9, state house district 104.
Hector P Garcia el is one of 39 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, based in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The district serves 26,129 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Hector P Garcia el is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large