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Enrollment
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Middle
DISTRICT 912 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA PARK ISD·NCES 482025001984
Galena Park Middle School
400 KEENE, GALENA PARK, TX 77547 · (832) 386-1700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL896 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
14.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
785 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 6 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 284 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 35% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Galena Park Middle School
Galena Park Middle School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Park Middle School this school | 896 | 87.6% | 46.6% |
| Mead Middle School HOUSTON | 910 | 87.9% | 27.4% |
| Grantham Academy HOUSTON | 1,006 | 87.5% | 28.4% |
| Memorial Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 927 | 86.4% | 38.0% |
| Hambrick Middle School HOUSTON | 965 | 89.2% | 32.3% |
| Miller Intermediate School PASADENA | 780 | 86.0% | 46.5% |
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 Galena Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #633 of 1,635 | #73 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #406 of 1,670 ▲ 27 | #44 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #730 of 1,670 ▲ 97 | #82 of 219 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #784 of 1,570 | #113 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 896 | #408 of 1,749 | #92 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #774 of 1,542 | #105 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #1,364 of 1,543 | #198 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #321 of 1,648 | #90 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #580 of 942 | #99 of 145 |
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
896
-185 (-17%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 896 | 61.2 | 14.6:1 | 88% (785) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 65 | 13.9:1 | 88% (793) |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 66.9 | 14.1:1 | 88% (833) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 87% (945) |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 69.3 | 14.6:1 | 84% (849) |
| 2015-16 | 999 | 68 | 14.7:1 | 86% (855) |
| 2010-11 | 1,035 | 69 | 15.0:1 | 84% (868) |
| 2000-01 | 985 | 75 | 13.1:1 | 73% (722) |
| 1990-91 | 952 | 50 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galena Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,013 to 896); teachers down 12% (69.3 to 61.2).
About Galena Park Middle School
Galena Park Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in GALENA PARK, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 896 students. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
GALENA PARK ISD counts 20,862 students in its 26 schools, and Galena Park Middle School is one of them.
At Galena Park Middle School, Hispanic students make up 93% of the student body. The remaining students are 4% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Galena Park Middle School has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Galena Park Middle School was 14.6:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. Galena Park Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
allk12 grades Galena Park Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.3% for Galena Park Middle School. The school posts 46.6%, 10.3 points above the prediction.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Galena Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 46.6% is below the 47.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,081 to 896. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 14.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALENA PARK ISD
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Galena Park High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- North Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,299 students
- Cobb 6th Grade CampusMiddle · 991 students
- North Shore Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Cloverleaf Elementary SchoolElementary · 821 students
Other schools in GALENA PARK
- Galena Park High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- Galena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Galena Park Elementary School0.1 mi · 588
- Galena Park High School0.2 mi · 1,815
- Macarthur Elementary School0.6 mi · 556
- Jacinto City Elementary School2.0 mi · 689
- Pyburn Elementary School2.1 mi · 454
- Pasadena High School2.3 mi · 2,217
Frequently asked questions
About Galena Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Galena Park Middle School?
Galena Park Middle School enrolls approximately 896 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Galena Park Middle School serve?
Galena Park Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Galena Park Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Galena Park Middle School.
How diverse is Galena Park Middle School?
Galena Park Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Galena Park Middle School in?
Galena Park Middle School is part of GALENA PARK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.