Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School
Corpus Christi, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–8 · Charter
Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 147 students. By enrollment it is the 1109th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 147 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 8.8 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.8% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800025 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 147 | 16.6 | 91.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School in context
Size
Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 4, with 20 students. Grade 8 has 15 students and kindergarten has 16, within 10% of each other. Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School enrolls 13 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School at 89.1%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 8.2%.
91.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.6 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 147 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is West Oso ISD, 1.2 miles away with 1,778 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 18 of them enroll more students than Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School. Nueces County has 15 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 8.1 | 18 |
| School counselors | 1 | 147 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.9 | 51 |
| Other student support staff | 0.5 | 294 |
| School administrators | 1 | 147 |
| District administrators | 2 | 74 |
| All staff | 24.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.1% |
| Black | 8.2% |
| White | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 13 |
| Kindergarten | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 10 |
| Grade 2 | 12 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 20 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 14 |
| Grade 8 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oso ISD | 1 mi | 1,778 | 13.4 | – |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | 2 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Corpus Christi ISD | 3 mi | 33,103 | 16.1 | – |
| London ISD | 6 mi | 1,808 | 17.5 | – |
| Tuloso-Midway ISD | 9 mi | 3,671 | 14.8 | – |
| Flour Bluff ISD | 11 mi | 5,559 | 15.2 | – |
| Gregory-Portland ISD | 12 mi | 5,024 | 14.7 | – |
| Calallen ISD | 14 mi | 3,745 | 13 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nueces County
- Corpus Christi ISD (33,103 students)
- Flour Bluff ISD (5,559 students)
- Calallen ISD (3,745 students)
- Tuloso-Midway ISD (3,671 students)
- Robstown ISD (2,570 students)
- London ISD (1,808 students)
- West Oso ISD (1,778 students)
- Bishop CISD (1,463 students)
- Banquete ISD (744 students)
- Port Aransas ISD (585 students)
- Agua Dulce ISD (421 students)
- Seashore Charter Schools (405 students)
- Driscoll ISD (398 students)
- Corpus Christi Montessori School (139 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
4129 Greenwood Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Phone: (361)881-9988
Website: gcclr.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.