Total enrollment
6,383
-315 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in GALVESTON ISD
Texas · 7,662 students · 2 cities
GALVESTON ISD runs the local public-school system inside Texas: 14 K-12 schools serving roughly 7,662 students, with 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in GALVESTON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GALVESTON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #482 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,662 | #160 of 760 | #1,235 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #126 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #388 of 758 | #4,365 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.9% | #135 of 750 | #1,234 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GALVESTON ISD
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Oppe Elementary School at 58.8% proficient to Burnet Elementary School at 26.6%, a gap of 32.2 points. That is the 128th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,505 to 5,594 students (up 2%) and from 343 to 384 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL H S | Galveston | High | 09-12 | 1,905 |
| WEIS | Galveston | Middle | 05-06 | 844 |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE | Galveston | Middle | 07-08 | 785 |
| AUSTIN EL | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 784 |
| OPPE EL | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 669 |
| MORGAN EL MAGNET SCHOOL | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 572 |
| BURNET EL | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 562 |
| PARKER EL | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 436 |
| AUSTIN MIDDLE | Galveston | Middle | 05-06 | 392 |
| ROSENBERG EL LABORATORY FOR LEARNING AND LEADING | Galveston | Elementary | PK-04 | 315 |
| MOODY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Galveston | Elementary | PK-PK | 161 |
| CRENSHAW EL AND MIDDLE | Port Bolivar | Elementary | PK-08 | 131 |
| AIM COLLEGE & CAREER PREP | Galveston | High | 08-12 | 101 |
| GALVESTON CO J J A E P | Galveston | High | 08-11 | 5 |
About GALVESTON ISD
GALVESTON ISD runs 14 public schools across Texas, collectively instructing roughly 7,662 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, GALVESTON ISD consists of 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 547 in this district, meaningfully below the Texas typical of 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 6,698 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,383 in SY 2024-25. GALVESTON ISD now counts 11 public schools, down from 12 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for GALVESTON ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.