Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Edinburg CISD: A

Total students

1,019

Avg. teacher experience

16.1 years

Edinburg CISD: 14.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Edinburg CISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 90%

B L Garza Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Edinburg, TX, in the Edinburg CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,019 students. 36.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,115, which is $4,228 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1202 N Monmack Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539

Office phone number

(956) 289-2480

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in B L Garza Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,019

African American

2 (0.2%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,008 (98.9%)

Edinburg CISD: 98%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

8 (0.8%)

Edinburg CISD: 1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

98.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.8%

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

36.4 %

Edinburg CISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80.5 %

Edinburg CISD: 82.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

28.5 %

Edinburg CISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

36.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

28.5%

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

28.4 %

Edinburg CISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12 %

Edinburg CISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.9 %

Edinburg CISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

28.4%

Gifted and talented

12.0%

Special education

8.9%

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)

A

Edinburg CISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Edinburg CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Edinburg CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Edinburg CISD: B

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

10.6 %

Edinburg CISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Edinburg CISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Edinburg CISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Edinburg CISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.7 %

Edinburg CISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edinburg CISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10 %

Edinburg CISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Edinburg CISD: 6.6%

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

90.2

African American

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

83.2 (92.2%)

Edinburg CISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5 (5.5%)

Edinburg CISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (2.2%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.1 (0.1%)

Edinburg CISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

69.6 (77.1%)

Edinburg CISD: 75%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

20.5 (22.8%)

Edinburg CISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Edinburg CISD: 0.1%

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

11.3

Edinburg CISD: 14.1

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

16.1 years

Edinburg CISD: 14.8 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

$63,115

Edinburg CISD: $62,515

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,895

Edinburg CISD: $54,382

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,737

Edinburg CISD: $55,744

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,449

Edinburg CISD: $58,653

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,000

Edinburg CISD: $62,305

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,007

Edinburg CISD: $69,821

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$75,968

Edinburg CISD: $76,292

Statewide: $71,111

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