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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS CITY ISD·NCES 484251012812
Giles Middle School
7451 MONTICELLO, TEXAS CITY, TX 77591 · (409) 938-4286 · Galveston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
478 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 6 | 186 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 34% |
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
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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 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 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Giles Middle School
Giles Middle School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Middle School this school | 553 | 86.4% | 22.1% |
| Nichols Junior High School ARLINGTON | 586 | 84.8% | 26.9% |
| Lincoln Middle School PORT ARTHUR | 619 | 85.1% | 22.5% |
| H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate School DUNCANVILLE | 443 | 83.5% | 21.8% |
| West Orange-Stark Middle School ORANGE | 492 | 90.2% | 24.5% |
| Jean McClung Middle School FORT WORTH | 514 | 91.8% | 21.6% |
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 Giles Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,572 of 1,635 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,378 of 1,670 ▲ 143 | #16 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,543 of 1,670 ▲ 64 | #17 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #718 of 1,570 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #1,011 of 1,749 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #518 of 1,542 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #468 of 1,543 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #357 of 1,648 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #230 of 942 | #2 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
553
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 553 | 40.4 | 13.7:1 | 86% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 89% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 93% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 96% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 51.8 | 14.2:1 | 89% (657) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giles Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (737 to 553); teachers down 22% (51.8 to 40.4).
About Giles Middle School
Giles Middle School is one of the public schools in TEXAS CITY, Texas. It is a mid-sized middle school. It reported 553 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Giles Middle School is part of a district of 15 schools: TEXAS CITY ISD, with 7,711 students.
At Giles Middle School, Black students make up the biggest share, 50%. Smaller groups are 37% Hispanic, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 12% of Galveston County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Giles Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 86% at Giles Middle School. It compares with 57% for public schools in Galveston County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Giles Middle School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Giles Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.1% is 14.7 points below the 36.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Galveston County, the median household earns about $86,105 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Galveston County, 95 public schools serve about 62,767 students.
Giles Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Simms Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Giles Middle School at 6th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Giles Middle School is City: Small.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 553 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Giles Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Fry Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- La Marque High SchoolHigh · 737 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
- Fry Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Odyssey Academy - Texas CityElementary · 558 students
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Simms Elementary School0.4 mi · 482
- La Marque High School1.1 mi · 737
- Ignite Community School - Mainland1.3 mi · 327
- Odyssey Academy - Texas City2.2 mi · 558
- Hayley Elementary School2.3 mi · 484
- Galveston Co Detention Center2.6 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Giles Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Giles Middle School?
Giles Middle School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Giles Middle School serve?
Giles Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Giles Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Giles Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Giles Middle School?
At Giles Middle School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 37% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Giles Middle School in?
Giles Middle School is part of TEXAS CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.