Gus Garcia Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Edgewood ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Edgewood ISD: N/A
Total students
451
Avg. teacher experience
12.4 years
Edgewood ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Edgewood ISD: 85.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Gus Garcia Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Edgewood ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 451 students. 81.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,587, which is $887 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
3306 Ruiz StSan Antonio, TX 78228-6295
Office phone number
Principal
- Joel Garcia
- joel.garcia@EISD.NET
- (210) 898-4160
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Gus Garcia Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
451
African American
5 (1.1%)
Edgewood ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Edgewood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Edgewood ISD: 1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
439 (97.3%)
Edgewood ISD: 96.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Edgewood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
4 (0.9%)
Edgewood ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.2%)
Edgewood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
81.4 %
Edgewood ISD: 78.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
95.6 %
Edgewood ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
32.2 %
Edgewood ISD: 24.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
30.8 %
Edgewood ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.9 %
Edgewood ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.9 %
Edgewood ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Edgewood ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Edgewood ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Edgewood ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Edgewood ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
54.8 %
Edgewood ISD: 53.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
50 %
Edgewood ISD: 57.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Edgewood ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Edgewood ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
55 %
Edgewood ISD: 54%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Edgewood ISD: 100%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
66.7 %
Edgewood ISD: 50.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Edgewood ISD: 71.4%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
30.9
African American
4 (12.9%)
Edgewood ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Edgewood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Edgewood ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
23.9 (77.4%)
Edgewood ISD: 76.9%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Edgewood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
2 (6.5%)
Edgewood ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3.2%)
Edgewood ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (3.2%)
Edgewood ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
13.9 (45%)
Edgewood ISD: 60.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
16 (51.8%)
Edgewood ISD: 35.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Edgewood ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.6
Edgewood ISD: 15.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.4 years
Edgewood ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$61,587
Edgewood ISD: $61,019
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,502
Edgewood ISD: $55,218
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,789
Edgewood ISD: $58,407
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,613
Edgewood ISD: $62,124
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$60,101
Edgewood ISD: $62,718
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$61,311
Edgewood ISD: $65,567
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$76,971
Edgewood ISD: $73,773
Statewide: $74,014