Central Middle

Central Middle is a public middle school in Galveston, Texas, serving 826 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Galveston Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 552 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.8% of 7th graders and 39.85% of 8th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 51.69% and 56.39%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 10.36% of 7th graders and 24.72% of 8th graders achieving proficiency or better, compared to the state averages of 31.12% and 44.81%.

When compared to other middle schools in the Galveston ISD, such as Weis Middle School and Austin Middle School, Central Middle performs significantly worse, with higher academic performance, lower dropout rates, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Central Middle, ranging from 80.55% to 92.46% over the past few years, suggests that factors such as socioeconomic status and resource allocation may be contributing to the school's underperformance.