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B L Garza Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1202 North Monmack Rd

Edinburg TX, 78539, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-289-2480

Ranking:

(3,936 out of 6,018, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	89		89		89		100		100		100		99
Total Students:	1,129		1,119		1,119		1,448		1,404		1,346		1,444
Grade 6:	380	33.7%	363	32.4%	391	34.9%	484	33.4%	452	32.2%	457	34.0%	466	32.3%
Grade 7:	359	31.8%	375	33.5%	367	32.8%	444	30.7%	482	34.3%	448	33.3%	474	32.8%
Grade 8:	390	34.5%	381	34.0%	361	32.3%	520	35.9%	470	33.5%	441	32.8%	504	34.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	574	50.8%	574	51.3%	579	51.7%	746	51.5%	725	51.6%	665	49.4%	731	50.6%
Female:	555	49.2%	545	48.7%	540	48.3%	702	48.5%	671	47.8%	673	50.0%	709	49.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	6	0.5%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	4	0.3%	7	0.5%	5	0.4%	2	0.1%
Hispanic:	1,101	97.5%	1,094	97.8%	1,102	98.5%	1,429	98.7%	1,367	97.4%	1,310	97.3%	1,415	98.0%
Black:	3	0.3%	6	0.5%	4	0.4%	2	0.1%	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%
White:	17	1.5%	14	1.3%	9	0.8%	10	0.7%	25	1.8%	28	2.1%	25	1.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	956	84.7%	949	84.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	19	1.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.65		12.57		12.52		14.49		14.00		13.50		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	77%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	75%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	71%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	64%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	73%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	67%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	75%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	73%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	61%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	61%	55%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	62%	59%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	76%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	70%	78%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	77%	55%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	98%	51%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	67%	39%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	91%	34%	48%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	97%	98%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68%	71%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	79%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	81%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42%	47%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	65%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	50%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	48%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	64%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	73%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63%	66%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	81%	84%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	11.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,560.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,618.0

* B L Garza Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.