FRY INT

FRY INT is a medium-sized junior high in TEXAS CITY, Texas, one of the schools within TEXAS CITY ISD. The school works with 769 students in grades 5 through 6.

TEXAS CITY ISD comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 7,711 students; FRY INT is among them.

Demographically, FRY INT lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 22% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FRY INT records 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Galveston County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FRY INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -5.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Galveston County reports that median household income runs about $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. FRY INT is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students).

The closest other public school is ROOSEVELT-WILSON EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRY INT ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.3%.

FRY INT operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 957 students in 2018 compared to 769 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 44% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for FRY INT typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.