Garcia Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Garcia Middle School serves 1,360 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 57th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 77.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312012195 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,360 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.9% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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 4th largest of Northside ISD's 22 middle schools; its 1,360 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.5 miles away and have a median of 930 students, so 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 476 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 434, against an average of 453 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (476 against 434). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 54.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). White students are next, at 29.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
18.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Garcia Middle School has 77.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,360 students would have about 94.4 teachers, so Garcia Middle School has 16.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Stinson Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54.3% |
| White | 29.6% |
| Asian | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 434 |
| Grade 7 | 450 |
| Grade 8 | 476 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78255
Phone: (210)397-8400
Website: nisd.net
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stinson Middle School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 898 | 16.2 | 40.8% |
| Rudder Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.7 mi | 961 | 12.7 | 77.1% |
| Rawlinson Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,161 | 16.3 | 30.4% |
| Alternative Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.3 mi | 65 | 4.3 | 67.7% |
| Stevenson Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.7 mi | 779 | 14.6 | 44.9% |
| Hobby Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.2 mi | 1,094 | 14.6 | 68.3% |
| Connally Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.8 mi | 692 | 12.6 | 41.5% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Northside ISD | 6.0 mi | 990 | 15.6 | 39.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.