Garcia Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 6–8
Garcia Middle School serves 966 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 317th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 73.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771012191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 966 | 56,419 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Garcia Middle School is the 5th largest of Aldine ISD's 15 middle schools; its 966 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 673; Garcia Middle School is larger 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 8 with 349 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 308, against an average of 322 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (349 against 308). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74.7% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Black students are next, at 19.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 73.69 full-time-equivalent teachers for 966 students, Garcia Middle School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 966 students would have about 67.1 teachers, so Garcia Middle School has 6.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Garcia Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Houston Academy, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 48 other middle schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 74.7% |
| Black | 19.8% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 308 |
| Grade 7 | 309 |
| Grade 8 | 349 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11000 Rosslyn Rd, Houston, TX 77038
Phone: (281)878-3730
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garcia Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.3 mi | 372 | 11.1 | 88.2% |
| Klein Intermediate School | Klein ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,050 | 11.8 | 85.1% |
| Drew Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.0 mi | 363 | 9.2 | 85.1% |
| Stovall Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,039 | 14.6 | 91% |
| Williams Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 352 | 12.5 | 99.7% |
| Hoffman Middle School | Aldine ISD | 3.0 mi | 643 | 11 | 84.4% |
| Shotwell Middle School | Aldine ISD | 3.4 mi | 832 | 11.6 | 84.3% |
| Harmony School of Technology-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 3.4 mi | 703 | 17 | 71.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.