GILES MIDDLE

Located at 7451 MONTICELLO, in TEXAS CITY, Texas, GILES MIDDLE is an average-sized middle-grades school that serves 553 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by TEXAS CITY ISD.

TEXAS CITY ISD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,711 students. GILES MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GILES MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, GILES MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.8%; actual is 22.1%, a gap of -14.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Galveston County put the typical household earns roughly $86,105 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. GILES MIDDLE is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students).

SIMMS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GILES MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 737 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 64% to 50%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for GILES MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.