Garcia Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garcia Elementary School serves 289 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 4184th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364001316 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 289 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Garcia Elementary School in context
Size
Garcia Elementary School is the 155th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 289 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 741 students, so Garcia Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 50 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 24, against an average of 41 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 42 in kindergarten and 45 in grade 5. It also enrolls 24 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 72.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 24.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Garcia Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 289 students would have about 19.5 teachers, so Garcia Elementary School has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Coop Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 61 elementary schools within 5 miles and 181 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.7% |
| Black | 24.2% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 24 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9550 Aldine Westfield Rd, Houston, TX 77093
Phone: (713)696-2900
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garcia Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coop Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 533 | 15 | 96.1% |
| Berry Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 745 | 15.5 | 100% |
| Lyons Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 767 | 17.5 | 98.4% |
| KIPP Dream Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 929 | 23.8 | 95.9% |
| Burbank Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 736 | 16 | 98.1% |
| IDEA Hardy Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 705 | 23 | 95% |
| Roderick R Paige Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 393 | 14.6 | 97.2% |
| Scarborough Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 790 | 18.8 | 94.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.