Gus Garcia Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Edgewood ISD
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Edgewood ISD: C

Total students

592

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Edgewood ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 90%

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 2021-2022 school year, it had 592 students. 84.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 24.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,387, which is $500 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.eisd.net

Address

3306 Ruiz St
San Antonio, TX 78228-6295

Office phone number

(210) 898-4160

Principals

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

592

African American

5 (0.8%)

Edgewood ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

585 (98.8%)

Edgewood ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.2%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

84.3 %

Edgewood ISD: 72.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

94.3 %

Edgewood ISD: 89%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

25.7 %

Edgewood ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

84.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

24.3 %

Edgewood ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0.3 %

Edgewood ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14 %

Edgewood ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

24.3%

Gifted and talented

0.3%

Special education

14.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Edgewood ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Edgewood ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Edgewood ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Edgewood ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

28.4 %

Edgewood ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

66.7 %

Edgewood ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

28 %

Edgewood ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edgewood ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Edgewood ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Edgewood ISD: 25%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

33.9

African American

3 (8.8%)

Edgewood ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

27.9 (82.3%)

Edgewood ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2 (5.9%)

Edgewood ISD: 18%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.9%)

Edgewood ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

4 (11.8%)

Edgewood ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

16 (47.1%)

Edgewood ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13.9 (41.1%)

Edgewood ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Edgewood ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.4

Edgewood ISD: 15.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

11.3 years

Edgewood ISD: 10.2 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

$59,387

Edgewood ISD: $58,698

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,612

Edgewood ISD: $56,347

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,505

Edgewood ISD: $55,047

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,323

Edgewood ISD: $57,853

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,238

Edgewood ISD: $60,341

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,052

Edgewood ISD: $62,707

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,998

Edgewood ISD: $72,115

Statewide: $71,111

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