Marcia R Garza Primary School
810 East El Gato
Alamo TX, 78516, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-354-2780
Ranking: 
(2,030 out of 6,018, top 34%)*
(2,030 out of 6,018, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||
| Total Students: | 573 | 559 | 562 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 93 | 16.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 71 | 12.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 83 | 14.5% | 69 | 12.3% | 86 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 13.4% | 75 | 13.4% | 56 | 10.0% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 13.4% | 60 | 10.7% | 84 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 12.0% | 91 | 16.3% | 79 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 15.2% | 79 | 14.1% | 94 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 15.2% | 100 | 17.9% | 92 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 286 | 49.9% | 266 | 47.6% | 262 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 287 | 50.1% | 293 | 52.4% | 300 | 53.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 571 | 99.7% | 549 | 98.2% | 551 | 98.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 564 | 98.4% | 550 | 98.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.36 | 16.78 | 16.84 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 68% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 63% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 72% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 75% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 73% |
| STAAR Spanish | ||||||
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 37% | 59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 65% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 48% | 60% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 57% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 57% | 64% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 59% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 45% | 44% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63% | 69% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 44% | 41% |
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* Marcia R Garza Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.