+13.6 ptsvs 77.4 average · 2,386 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
117 of 2,386tied with 91 others
Score vs region
+8.8 ptsvs 82.2 average · 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson
Region 10: Richardson placement
217 of 1,157tied with 62 others
Score vs county
+9.6 ptsvs 81.4 average · 563 rated schools in Dallas County
Dallas County placement
79 of 563tied with 28 others
Score vs similar-size group
+10.4 ptsvs 80.6 average · 4,469 similarly sized rated schools
Similar size placement
562 of 4,469tied with 256 others
Score vs state
+9.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
Texas placement
1,157 of 7,646tied with 413 others
A91
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.4 average for 2,386 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 82.2 average for 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson.The current score is above the 81.4 average for 563 rated schools in Dallas County.The current score is above the 80.6 average for 4,469 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
Meets
48%vs 40.5% avg · +7.5 pts
Masters
17%vs 15.9% avg · +1.1 pts
Among 2,226 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Hector P Garcia MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.4 average for 2,386 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 117th of 2,386 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 91 others).
Hector P Garcia MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.2 average for 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 217th of 1,157 rated schools in Region 10: Richardson (tied with 62 others).
Hector P Garcia MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.4 average for 563 rated schools in Dallas County. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 79th of 563 rated schools in Dallas County (tied with 28 others).
Hector P Garcia MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.6 average for 4,469 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 562nd of 4,469 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 256 others).
Hector P Garcia MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.
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Compare against
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
Student Achievement78 C+7.4 vs similar economic context · 2,226 reporting
School Progress90 A+11.5 vs similar economic context · 2,220 reporting
Closing the Gaps92 A+17.4 vs similar economic context · 2,206 reporting
Academic Growth85 B+12.4 vs similar economic context · 2,180 reporting
Relative Performance90 A+13.4 vs similar economic context · 2,220 reporting
Hector P Garcia MS
Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,386 in cohort)
Domain scores
Domain
Score
Grade
Points to next grade
Student Achievement
78
C
2
School Progress
90
A
—
Closing the Gaps
92
A
—
Academic Growth
85
B
5
Relative Performance
90
A
—
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student
Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (90), so
Student Achievement (78) is published above but does not enter the overall
score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
All Subjects
Approaches grade level77%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,226 reporting
Meets grade level48%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,226 reporting
Masters grade level17%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,226 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
Approaches grade level78%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,225 reporting
Meets grade level54%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,225 reporting
Masters grade level21%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,225 reporting
Math3 performance levels
Approaches grade level85%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,216 reporting
Meets grade level58%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,216 reporting
Masters grade level22%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,216 reporting
Science3 performance levels
Approaches grade level77%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,076 reporting
Meets grade level37%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,076 reporting
Masters grade level5%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,076 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
Approaches grade level48%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 763 reporting
Meets grade level16%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 763 reporting
Masters grade level5%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 763 reporting
Approaches grade level
Meets grade level
Masters grade level
Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,386 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Students
664
Economically disadvantaged
87.7%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
55.4%+17.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.7%−1.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.6%+2.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
9.3%−13.2 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Hector P Garcia MS
African American 4.4%
Hispanic 92.2%
White 2.4%
American Indian 0.6%
Two or More Races 0.5%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,386 reporting for every category shown · 2,386 in full cohort
African American 14.3%
Hispanic 74.4%
White 7.6%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 1.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 1.8%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 10: Richardson · 1,157 reporting for every category shown · 1,157 in full cohort
African American 17.4%
Hispanic 43.5%
White 24.5%
American Indian 0.6%
Asian 9.9%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 4%
Selected comparison averageFor Dallas County · 563 reporting for every category shown · 563 in full cohort
African American 21.3%
Hispanic 59%
White 10.9%
American Indian 0.6%
Asian 5.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 2.6%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 4,469 reporting for every category shown · 4,469 in full cohort
African American 12.4%
Hispanic 54%
White 24.4%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 5.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or More Races 3.6%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
African American 11.5%
Hispanic 52.6%
White 27.8%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 4.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
Students in this TEA accountability summary
664
Economically disadvantaged students
582
Emergent bilingual students
368
Special education students
111
Campus mobility · 2024–25
Mobile students
86
Students in TEA mobility denominator
679
TEA-published mobility rate
12.7%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 664 students in 2025–26, an increase of 43 (6.9%) from 2024–25.
Latest enrollment
664
2025–26
Change from 2024–25
+43
Increase · +6.9%
Change since 2021–22
+44
Increase · +7.1%
Enrollment in 2025–26
This school
664
Selected comparison
590.6
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,358 rated schools reporting
Student enrollment by school year for Hector P Garcia MS
School year
Students enrolledHector P Garcia MS
Change from previous school year
Average enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22
620
First available year
631.1
2022–23
595
Decrease of 25 (4.0%)
627
2023–24
565
Decrease of 30 (5.0%)
617.8
2024–25
621
Increase of 56 (9.9%)
612.3
2025–26
664
Increase of 43 (6.9%)
590.6
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
22
3.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment
Disciplinary actions
24
3.60 per 100 students
Cumulative year-end enrollment
666
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
This school
3.3%
Selected comparison
13.3%
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,557 rated schools reporting
−10.0 pts vs similar economic context
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
This school
3.6
Selected comparison
32
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 rated schools reporting
−28.4 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Hector P Garcia MS
School year
Cumulative enrollment
Studentsall discipline
Students% of enrollment
Actionsall discipline
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21
719
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2021–22
648
29
4.5%
39
6.02
12.8%
30.6
2022–23
631
46
7.3%
61
9.67
13.7%
33.6
2023–24
609
39
6.4%
50
8.21
13.8%
33.8
2024–25
666
22
3.3%
24
3.60
13.3%
32
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Hector P Garcia MS in 2024–25
Category
Students
Students% of enrollment
Actions
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline
22
3.3%
24
3.60
13.3%
32
In-school suspensions
18
2.7%
18
2.70
11.7%
22.9
Out-of-school suspensions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
DAEP placements
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
Mandatory DAEP placements
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
Discretionary DAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
Hector P Garcia MS
Parent district: Dallas ISD
Texas average
Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
This school
$9,768
Selected comparison
$13,003
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,373 rated schools reporting
−$3,235 vs similar economic context
For 2025, TEA reported $9,768 per student for this campus, $23,271 per student for its parent district, Dallas ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
Year
Hector P Garcia MS
Parent district: Dallas ISD
Texas average
Selected comparison average
Reportingselected comparison
2018
$8,096
$13,363
$13,054
$8,295
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,252 rated schools reporting
2019
$7,428
$13,990
$13,108
$8,341
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,284 rated schools reporting
2020
$8,423
$14,981
$14,058
$8,857
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,294 rated schools reporting
2021
$9,284
$17,075
$14,797
$9,592
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,299 rated schools reporting
2022
$11,184
$18,716
$15,708
$11,097
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,318 rated schools reporting
2023
$13,031
$20,932
$16,792
$11,634
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,344 rated schools reporting
2024
$12,713
$22,990
$18,125
$12,450
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,358 rated schools reporting
2025
$9,768
$23,271
$18,972
$13,003
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,373 rated schools reporting
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
Average salary
$74,023+$6,153 vs similar economic context
Teachers
36−5.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
18.4+4.0 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Hector P Garcia MS
Beginning 11.1%
1 to 5 years 30.6%
6 to 10 years 38.9%
11 to 20 years 8.3%
21 to 30 years 8.3%
Over 30 years 2.8%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,386 reporting for every category shown · 2,386 in full cohort
Beginning 7.3%
1 to 5 years 27.3%
6 to 10 years 18.9%
11 to 20 years 27.1%
21 to 30 years 15.1%
Over 30 years 3.5%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 10: Richardson · 1,157 reporting for every category shown · 1,157 in full cohort
Beginning 6.9%
1 to 5 years 29%
6 to 10 years 20.1%
11 to 20 years 27.5%
21 to 30 years 13.7%
Over 30 years 2.8%
Selected comparison averageFor Dallas County · 563 reporting for every category shown · 563 in full cohort
Beginning 7.5%
1 to 5 years 30.2%
6 to 10 years 21.2%
11 to 20 years 26.5%
21 to 30 years 11.9%
Over 30 years 2.7%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 4,469 reporting for every category shown · 4,469 in full cohort
Beginning 6.1%
1 to 5 years 26.6%
6 to 10 years 19.9%
11 to 20 years 29%
21 to 30 years 15.3%
Over 30 years 2.9%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Beginning 6.2%
1 to 5 years 25.6%
6 to 10 years 19.2%
11 to 20 years 28.7%
21 to 30 years 15.9%
Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
TEA average class size by grade or subject for Hector P Garcia MS in 2024–25
Grade or subject
Average students per classHector P Garcia MS · 2024–25
Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 6
15.7
17.5
Secondary English
17.7
15.3
Secondary languages other than English
22.3
18.3
Secondary math
16.8
16.7
Secondary science
13.6
17.8
Secondary social studies
15.8
17.8
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
1 measure
113of 2,216
Math — Approaches
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,216 that report this measure · tied with 23
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this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears
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Where this comes from
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outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through
txschools.gov,
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links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's
PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
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