I have a child that attends Garza who is currently in 2nd Grade. It has been my experiance that Garza is a excellent school. My child was very shy and whisper when he spoke now is very out spoken and willing to participate. My child has been very fortunate to have great teachers, Mrs. Morales (Pre-K),
... Read more Ms. Garza ( kinder) and Mrs. D. V. Martinez (1st). Thank you all. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/08
Garza is an excellent school. It is the largest elementary in McAllen ISD but the teachers, principal and staff go out of their way to treat the students fairly and with respect. Everyone has high expectations for student achievement and discipline. Garza is an A+ School!
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Posted by a parent on 05/15/08
my daughter is in second grade and she has been in Garza since kinder, the teachers are very good with the children and the principal is great. They could use some modern equipment, but overall the results have been very good.
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Posted by a parent on 01/03/08
My daughter attends Garza and I'm very pleased with the school. The teachers are very motivated to continue learning new styles of teaching. The teachers and the counselor for kinder are very supportive and loving. Great school!!!
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Posted by a parent on 08/06/07
Garza is a wonderful school. My child has been very fortunate to have great teachers. The reading recovery teachers have been patient and very supportive of my son. He has improved dramatically. The teachers are all great and have high expectations for all the students. Garza is an awesome school.
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Posted by a parent on 03/10/07
I am the parent of 2 kids who have attended Garza since Pre-k, they are currently in 5th & 3rd. It has been my experience that Garza is a wonderful school. The teachers have been very patient and enthusiastic. The only thing is that I wish Garza was more involved in the community through extracurricular
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Posted by a parent on 09/19/06
My son has been at Garza since Kinder. I was a little concerned the first year, since it was his teacher's first year and she expected a 4 year old to sit still. However, the last two years have been wonderful. They have the best student advisors, the best parent involvement specialist and I could
... Read more not have asked for a better second grade teacher, thank you Ms. Guerrero. My son is very active and has a hard time sitting still, she kept him very busy and showed a lot of interest in finding ways of keeping him focused and doing well. She was not judgemental, as his Kinder teacher was, but was open for discussions and encouraged our involvement. I truly feel that Garza is a wonderful place for learning. Elizabeth Gonzales Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/08/06
My child went to Garza from grades 1-5. Overall it was a great school. He/she has done very well on the test scores. There were two negatives for us at Garza. First, my child has asthma that is set off by an allergy to mold. Every time school started, we began to have problems with the asthma.
... Read more We believed there was a problem in the outbuildings that sat empty all summer and then were opened for school. Our second problem was that there were unresolved problems with two different teachers (two grades).One teacher who cried all the time in class and the other who was a screamer. We talked to the principal who made excuses for the teacher. The kids had to set through an entire year with a screaming teacher who ridiculed and terrorized them. We moved our child. We felt sorry for the kids who remained. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/19/05
The teachers are extremely involved with the learning process of the students. Although pta meetings are not as well attended, there is growing support from parents & teachers together. I have witnessed nothing but encouragement for my son from this school and its teachers. Mrs. Schultz is a fabulous
... Read more principal and surrounds herself with positive and exceptional staff. The afterschool program has done wonders for my son, helping with homework and keeping him safe until we are able to come home from work. My son is not just a number at garza and I'm very proud and very grateful to all the staff at garza elementary. Read less
School Profile for Reynaldo Garza Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
977
Students per teacher:
12
Full-time teachers:
79
Number of classrooms:
46
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Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Mcallen schools — Reynaldo Garza Elementary School is located at 6300 N 29th St, Mcallen TX 78504. 6300 N 29th St is in the Gardenia Terrace - Arther Terrace neighborhood and 78504 ZIP code in Mcallen, TX The school district for Reynaldo Garza Elementary School is the Mcallen Independent School District. Reynaldo Garza Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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