Beatriz G Garza Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Weslaco ISD
  • Weslaco, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Weslaco ISD: N/A

Total students

938

Avg. teacher experience

15.5 years

Weslaco ISD: 17 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Weslaco ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Beatriz G Garza Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Weslaco, TX, in the Weslaco ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 938 students. 83.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,233, which is $1,759 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

garza.wisd.us/

Address

1111 W Sugar Cane Dr
Weslaco, TX 78596-3836

Office phone number

(956) 969-6774

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Beatriz G 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

938

African American

4 (0.4%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Weslaco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

922 (98.3%)

Weslaco ISD: 98.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (1.2%)

Weslaco ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

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

83.7 %

Weslaco ISD: 71.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

74.6 %

Weslaco ISD: 81.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

29.4 %

Weslaco ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

83.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

29.4%

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

27 %

Weslaco ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Weslaco ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.8 %

Weslaco ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

27.0%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

10.8%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Weslaco ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Weslaco ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Weslaco ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Weslaco 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

24.5 %

Weslaco ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Weslaco ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Weslaco ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Weslaco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.2 %

Weslaco ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Weslaco ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

42.9 %

Weslaco ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Weslaco ISD: 45.5%

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

64.6

African American

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.2 (0.3%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

63.4 (98.1%)

Weslaco ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (1.5%)

Weslaco ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Weslaco ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

51.6 (79.8%)

Weslaco ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

12.8 (19.8%)

Weslaco ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0.2 (0.3%)

Weslaco ISD: 0.3%

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

14.5

Weslaco ISD: 16.2

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

15.5 years

Weslaco ISD: 17 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

$64,233

Weslaco ISD: $65,349

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$54,999

Weslaco ISD: $55,189

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,401

Weslaco ISD: $58,186

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$60,211

Weslaco ISD: $60,050

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,063

Weslaco ISD: $64,569

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,358

Weslaco ISD: $69,633

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$75,245

Weslaco ISD: $75,828

Statewide: $74,014

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