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Hector P Garcia El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2525 Lavendusky Dr, Temple, TX 76501 · (254) 215-6100 · Part of Temple Independent School District

Temple’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hector P Garcia El

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Temple kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Temple kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Hector P Garcia ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2525 Lavendusky Dr, Temple

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten68
Grade 154
Grade 258
Grade 375
Grade 460
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
425’20
394’21
437’22
484’23
396’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 9%Black 7%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hector P Garcia El from Temple families.

Other schools in Temple Independent School District

The district →
Thornton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
C−
763 students18:1
Sampson-Howard El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
611 students17:1
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Temple
487 students19:1
Raye-Allen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
B−
441 students16:1
Western Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
C−
417 students18:1
Kennedy-Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
B
384 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Temple’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.