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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGSVILLE ISD·NCES 482568002884
Gillett Middle School
1007 N 17TH ST, KINGSVILLE, TX 78363 · (361) 595-8200 · Kleberg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% 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.
- DThree-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
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
418 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Gillett Middle School→H M King High School
Based on grade levels within KINGSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 10.0% | 23.0% | 64.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 Gillett Middle School
Gillett Middle School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett Middle School this school | 455 | 91.9% | 18.1% |
| James Fannin Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 516 | 93.2% | 24.6% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy SAN ANTONIO | 455 | 89.7% | 50.3% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School AUSTIN | 436 | 91.1% | 32.2% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep AUSTIN | 465 | 94.2% | 28.7% |
| Nelda Sullivan Middle School PASADENA | 479 | 91.0% | 38.8% |
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 Gillett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,612 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,655 of 1,670 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,626 of 1,670 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #127 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #1,162 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #347 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,292 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #193 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #305 of 437 |
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
455
+57 (+14%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 92% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 40.4 | 11.4:1 | 88% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 46.5 | 11.2:1 | 83% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 83% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 38.3 | 11.2:1 | 73% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 83% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 81% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 54 | 11.8:1 | 72% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 33 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gillett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (428 to 455); teachers down 9% (38.3 to 35).
About Gillett Middle School
Families in KINGSVILLE, Texas, are served by Gillett Middle School, a small middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 455 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 29% below average.
Gillett Middle School is among 5 schools run by KINGSVILLE ISD, which serves 2,534 students.
Of every 100 students at Gillett Middle School, about 89 are Hispanic. It is also 8% White. For comparison, the population of Kleberg County is roughly 71% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Gillett Middle School, there are about 13.0 students; the school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 92%. Among public schools in Kleberg County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Gillett Middle School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Texas public middle schools.
A school in Texas with Gillett Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 34.5%. Gillett Middle School scores 18.1%.
Kleberg County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,292, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,746, Gillett Middle School among them.
Gillett Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Jubilee Kingsville, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Gillett Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Gillett Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 14%, from 398 to 455.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kleberg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,579
Census ACS
Median income
$61,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KINGSVILLE ISD
- H M King High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Harvey Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Perez Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Harrel Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Other schools in KINGSVILLE
- H M King High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Harvey Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Ricardo Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Santa Gertrudis SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Santa Gertrudis Academy High SchoolHigh · 393 students
- Perez Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other Gillett Middle schools
One other US public school is named Gillett Middle. Gillett Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Gillett MiddleGillett, WI · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Jubilee Kingsville0.5 mi · 302
- Harvey Elementary School0.8 mi · 486
- Perez Elementary School1.9 mi · 364
- Santa Gertrudis Academy High School2.0 mi · 393
- H M King High School2.1 mi · 918
- Harrel Elementary School2.2 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Gillett Middle SchoolHow large is Gillett Middle School?
Gillett Middle School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gillett Middle School serve?
Gillett Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gillett Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Gillett Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gillett Middle School?
At Gillett Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Gillett Middle School public or private?
Gillett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KINGSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.