Salvador Garcia Middle School
Public middle school in Rio Bravo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
Salvador Garcia Middle School serves 361 students in grades 6–8 in Rio Bravo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1317th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 25.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365007145 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 361 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.1% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Salvador Garcia Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in United ISD, Salvador Garcia Middle School is the smallest, with 0.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 763; Salvador Garcia Middle 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 6 with 136 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 112, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (113 against 136). 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: 99.4% here and 98.7% across United ISD.
98.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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 25.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 361 students, Salvador Garcia Middle School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 361 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Salvador Garcia Middle 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 middle schools (14.4).
Location
Salvador Garcia Middle School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School, 4.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other middle schools, 1 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 | 99.4% |
| White | 0.6% |
52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 136 |
| Grade 7 | 112 |
| Grade 8 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
499 Pena Dr., Rio Bravo, TX 78045
Phone: (956)473-5000
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Salvador Garcia Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School | United ISD | 4.4 mi | 757 | 15.8 | 92.7% |
| Los Obispos Middle School | United ISD | 5.6 mi | 620 | 14.7 | 92.9% |
| Ricardo Molina Middle School | United ISD | 6.3 mi | 769 | 16.4 | 90.4% |
| Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School | Laredo ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,053 | 11.8 | 99.6% |
| United South Middle School | United ISD | 7.7 mi | 869 | 17.9 | 79.2% |
| Raul Perales Middle School | United ISD | 8.8 mi | 648 | 16.8 | 80.7% |
| Antonio Gonzalez Middle School | United ISD | 9.5 mi | 664 | 14.2 | 90.2% |
| Lamar Middle School | Laredo ISD | 10.0 mi | 1,204 | 14.8 | 94.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.