WEIS

As a mid-tier junior high in GALVESTON, Texas, WEIS caters to 844 students from grades 5 through 6, one of the schools within GALVESTON ISD. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

GALVESTON ISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,662 students; WEIS is among them.

Looking at the student body, WEIS reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 23% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Galveston County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WEIS has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 80% of students at WEIS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEIS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 28.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Galveston County) records that median household earnings sit near $86,105, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. WEIS is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARKER EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEIS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEIS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. WEIS's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 674 (now 844). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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