📍 2525 Lavendusky Dr, Temple, Bell County, 76501
Hector P Garcia el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Lopez. It is part of the Temple Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hector P Garcia el enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Black or African American and 7.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 342 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 8.9% |
| White | 33 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 437 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 24, state house district 55.
Hector P Garcia el is one of 16 schools in TEMPLE ISD, based in TEMPLE, Texas. The district serves 8,764 students district-wide and employs 617 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Hector P Garcia el is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe