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Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIDDINGS ISD·NCES 482064002076
Giddings Middle School
2335 N MAIN, GIDDINGS, TX 78942 · (979) 542-2057 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
242 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 145 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Giddings Middle School→Giddings High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GIDDINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Giddings Middle School
Giddings Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings Middle School this school | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Sweetwater Middle School SWEETWATER | 372 | 65.3% | 29.7% |
| Rockdale Junior High School ROCKDALE | 313 | 62.3% | 33.0% |
| Gainesville Junior High School GAINESVILLE | 422 | 63.5% | 25.7% |
| Gainesville Intermediate School GAINESVILLE | 480 | 64.2% | 23.8% |
| East Chambers Junior High School WINNIE | 366 | 66.1% | 41.7% |
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 Giddings Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #866 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #933 of 1,670 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #949 of 1,670 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #759 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #1,283 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #294 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #717 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #898 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #766 of 942 |
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
389
-71 (-15%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 389 | 30.5 | 12.8:1 | 62% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 58% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 32.1 | 14.2:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 67% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 29.9 | 13.8:1 | 72% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 69% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 48% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giddings Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (412 to 389); teachers up 2% (29.9 to 30.5).
About Giddings Middle School
Giddings Middle School sits in GIDDINGS, Texas, and is classified as a middle school. In all, 389 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 40% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
The 4 schools in GIDDINGS ISD enroll 1,900 students altogether, Giddings Middle School among them.
About 58% of the student body at Giddings Middle School is Hispanic. Other students are 32% White and 7% Black. By comparison, Lee County residents are about 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Giddings Middle School lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. That rate is above the 53% average among public schools in Lee County.
Giddings Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Texas public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Giddings Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.6%; the prediction is 47.1%.
For Lee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,371, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Giddings Middle School, Lee County has 9 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Giddings High School is about 0.1 miles from Giddings Middle School. The five-mile area around Giddings Middle School holds 4 other public schools. Giddings Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 389, compared with 460 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,971
Census ACS
Median income
$76,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,236 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GIDDINGS ISD
- Giddings High SchoolHigh · 648 students
- Giddings Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Giddings Intermediate SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in GIDDINGS
- Giddings High SchoolHigh · 648 students
- Giddings Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Giddings Intermediate SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Lone Star H S Southeast (tjjd)High · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Giddings High School0.1 mi · 648
- Giddings Intermediate School0.1 mi · 278
- Giddings Elementary School2.0 mi · 585
- Lone Star H S Southeast (tjjd)3.0 mi · 128
- Dime Box School12.4 mi · 156
- Lexington High School15.3 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Giddings Middle SchoolHow large is Giddings Middle School?
Giddings Middle School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-08.
Is Giddings Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Giddings Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Giddings Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Giddings Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Giddings Middle School?
Student demographics at Giddings Middle School are roughly 32% White, 58% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Giddings Middle School in?
Giddings Middle School is part of GIDDINGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.