Graciela Garcia Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Graciela Garcia Elementary School serves 385 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 3574th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486009302 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 385 | 29,613 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.9% | 94% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Graciela Garcia Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 27 elementary schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Graciela Garcia Elementary School is the 24th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 438 students, so Graciela Garcia Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 pre-K with 75 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 40, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% more students than kindergarten (50 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 75 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
Graciela Garcia Elementary School has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 385 students would have about 26 teachers, so Graciela Garcia Elementary School has about as many as that.
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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Carmen Anaya Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 27 elementary schools within 5 miles and 87 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| White | 0.3% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 75 |
| Kindergarten | 40 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 62 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1002 W Juan Balli, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)354-2790
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Graciela Garcia Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Anaya Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.0 mi | 429 | 16.5 | 97.2% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.2 mi | 403 | 13.4 | 98.3% |
| Berta S Palacios Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.5 mi | 470 | 15.2 | 99.6% |
| Jc Kelly Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 1.8 mi | 260 | 12.9 | 86.2% |
| Geraldine Palmer Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.0 mi | 657 | 17.3 | 88.6% |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 2.0 mi | 372 | 15 | 99.7% |
| IDEA Academy Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 717 | 22.8 | 93.7% |
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 2.2 mi | 446 | 16.7 | 87.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.