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Macario Garcia Middle is a middle school located in Sugar Land, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,376 students. Operated by Fort Bend ISD, the campus sits about 20.6 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 76 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.
Macario Garcia Middle is a traditional zoned public school within Fort Bend ISD, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Houston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
Middle school transitions matter: The Houston reports on Macario Garcia Middle's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.
Tip about Macario Garcia Middle? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Macario Garcia Middle". For more education coverage, see thehouston.org/schools or browse The Houston's latest reporting at thehouston.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
The Houston covers Sugar Land schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thehouston.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Houston from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-07-21.
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