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Enrollment
769
Middle
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS CITY ISD·NCES 484251006177
Fry Intermediate School
300 TWENTY FIFTH AVE N, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590 · (409) 916-0600 · Galveston County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
596 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 402 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 367 | 48% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fry Intermediate School→Blocker Middle School
Based on grade levels within TEXAS CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% | 32.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 27.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fry Intermediate School
Fry Intermediate School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fry Intermediate School this school | 769 | 77.5% | 32.6% |
| Collins Intermediate School CORSICANA | 891 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| Navasota Junior High School NAVASOTA | 690 | 80.4% | 36.0% |
| Blocker Middle School TEXAS CITY | 802 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
| Corsicana Middle School CORSICANA | 857 | 80.7% | 32.0% |
| Sherman Middle School SHERMAN | 869 | 79.9% | 34.7% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fry Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,293 of 1,635 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,377 of 1,670 ▲ 3 | #15 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,190 of 1,670 ▼ 17 | #12 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #53 of 1,570 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #622 of 1,749 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #464 of 1,542 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #455 of 1,543 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #571 of 1,648 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #352 of 942 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
769
-125 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,024
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 769 | 57.1 | 13.5:1 | 78% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 55.5 | 13.9:1 | 79% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 52.8 | 15.7:1 | 80% (666) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | 61 | 14.7:1 | 86% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 957 | 59.4 | 16.1:1 | 73% (702) |
| 2015-16 | 899 | 59 | 15.2:1 | 68% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 56 | 16.3:1 | 71% (643) |
| 2000-01 | 949 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 49% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 1,024 | 55 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fry Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (957 to 769); teachers down 4% (59.4 to 57.1).
About Fry Intermediate School
Fry Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school in TEXAS CITY, Texas, (ZIP code 77590). The school's 769 students are in grades 5 through 6.
Fry Intermediate School is one of 15 schools in TEXAS CITY ISD, which enrolls 7,711 students in total.
At 55%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Fry Intermediate School combined. Smaller groups are 22% White, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 26% of Galveston County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Fry Intermediate School comes in at 61%.
The count of teachers at Fry Intermediate School is 57.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Around 78% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Galveston County report 57%.
allk12 grades Fry Intermediate School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Fry Intermediate School are 8.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.6% actual, 40.6% predicted).
Galveston County has about 358,990 residents, and median household income is about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Galveston County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,767.
The next-closest public school is Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fry Intermediate School at 7th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students declined from 894 to 769 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS CITY ISD
- Texas City High SchoolHigh · 1,689 students
- Blocker Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- La Marque High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- Giles Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Hayley Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in TEXAS CITY
- Texas City High SchoolHigh · 1,689 students
- Dickinson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Blocker Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Odyssey Academy - Texas CityElementary · 558 students
- Giles Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Woodrow Wilson DAEP0.8 mi · 75
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School1.7 mi · 501
- Kohfeldt Elementary School1.7 mi · 429
- Texas City High School1.7 mi · 1,689
- Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start1.8 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Fry Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Fry Intermediate School?
Fry Intermediate School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Fry Intermediate School serve?
Fry Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fry Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fry Intermediate School is approximately 13.5:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fry Intermediate School?
At Fry Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 55% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fry Intermediate School?
Fry Intermediate School is overseen by TEXAS CITY ISD in Galveston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.