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Giles Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Giles Middle in Texas City, TX, serves 553 students in grades 6-8 within the Texas City Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 9 out of 10 students are economically disadvantaged. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, with a state percentile ranking of just 9th for the 2025-2026 school year. This places it in a challenging position compared to nearby schools like League City Intermediate (97th percentile) and Dickinson J H (79th percentile), which serve communities with lower poverty rates.

The most striking feature of Giles Middle is its exceptional performance in Algebra I, where proficiency rates consistently exceed 82%—far above the district average of 43% and state average of 54%. This suggests a highly effective advanced math program. However, this success contrasts sharply with a critical weakness in 7th-grade math, where only 4.41% of students are proficient, the lowest rate of any subject at any grade level. The school also has a higher dropout rate (2.6%) than nearby schools like Blocker Middle (1.7%) and spends more per student ($13,221) than any comparable school, yet these investments have not translated into overall academic improvement.

There are some positive trends worth noting. English Language Learner students have shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 2nd percentile to the 46th percentile in just two years, and African American students have steadily improved from the 7th to the 20th percentile. Performance also varies by grade, with 8th-grade math proficiency (37.84%) significantly higher than 6th-grade (17.72%) and 7th-grade (4.41%), suggesting inconsistent instruction across grade levels. While the school faces significant challenges tied to high poverty, its standout Algebra I program and recent subgroup improvements offer hope for targeted interventions that could benefit all students.

553

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,000

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7451 Monticello
Texas City, TX 77591

(409) 938-4286

District: Texas City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Giles Middle usually attend:

High:

La Marque High School

Feeder schools for Giles Middle:

Elementary:	Hayley Elementary
	Simms Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.5%

Hispanic:

36.9%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Texas avg47%

2,151^st of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Texas City Independent School District (Isd)

644^th of 947Texas City Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	2151 of 2359	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	2196 of 2344	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2286 of 2372	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2227 of 2330	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	2163 of 2254	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2135 of 2252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2106 of 2193	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	1048 of 1306	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1145 of 1280	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1185 of 1273	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1172 of 1251	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1151 of 1213	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1144 of 1193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1100 of 1167	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	2089 of 2182	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1960 of 2118	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1653 of 2058	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1833 of 2008	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	749 of 1403	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1741 of 1770	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1528 of 1720	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1387 of 1643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1513 of 1592	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1259 of 1445	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1250 of 1376	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	2015 of 2263	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2142 of 2242	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2161 of 2241	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2131 of 2221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1984 of 2151	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1984 of 2047	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1958 of 2008	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1257 of 1510	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1407 of 1446	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	955 of 1430	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	1939 of 2161	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2054 of 2119	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1969 of 2116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1993 of 2077	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1789 of 2043	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1786 of 1935	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1800 of 1895	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	2015 of 2275	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2129 of 2235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2157 of 2251	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2131 of 2220	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	2047 of 2172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	2003 of 2073	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1964 of 2039	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	2113 of 2274	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2163 of 2246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2154 of 2245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2153 of 2228	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	2100 of 2168	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2004 of 2069	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1959 of 2030	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	806 of 811	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	798 of 818	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	792 of 817	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	576 of 743	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	689 of 720	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	1842 of 1974	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	930 of 1891	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	1555 of 1815	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1704 of 1757	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1490 of 1712	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1387 of 1626	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1382 of 1597	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1622 of 1743	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1611 of 1733	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1711 of 1749	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1563 of 1723	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1648 of 1700	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1536 of 1684	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1525 of 1673	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading31%-24 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

Social Studies10%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Giles Middle	Public	6-8	7451 Monticello	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4286	553	40	13.6	86.4%	50 (9.0%)	274 (49.5%)	204 (36.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	16.4	2151^st of 2359 public middle schools	8.8%		12.2	2196^th of 2344 public middle schools	6.3%	45			87.1			28.9	34.4	30.2		17.7	4.4	37.8	10.2	$12,000
Dickinson J H	Public	6-8	11611 Central Park Blvd	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 309-3800	1,060	76	13.9	45.7%	322 (30.4%)	250 (23.6%)	414 (39.1%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.8%)	70.8	500^th of 2359 public middle schools	78.8%		64.6	668^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.5%	168			98.0			62.8	63.2	68.8		44.0	30.5	61.7	41.4	$9,537
Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	6625 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6542	406	19	21.3	70.9%	85 (20.9%)	162 (39.9%)	142 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	15.4	2166^th of 2359 public middle schools	8.2%		23.6	1923^rd of 2344 public middle schools	18.0%	243			64.0			30.3	34.4	36.6		21.2	10.7	17.1	11.2	$8,271
Blocker Middle	Public	7-8	1800 9th Ave N	Texas City	77590	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 916-0700	802	58	13.7	73.4%	184 (22.9%)	133 (16.6%)	433 (54.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	41.3	1367^th of 2359 public middle schools	42.1%		37.4	1475^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.1%	108			93.6				43.4	50.4			16.4	44.0	32.6	$10,146
R D McAdams J H	Public	6-8	11415 Hughes Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7100	891	68	13.1	70.4%	187 (21.0%)	116 (13.0%)	544 (61.1%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.8%)	47.4	1130^th of 2359 public middle schools	52.1%		38.7	1435^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.8%	305			92.1			48.1	52.4	53.3		33.5	14.9	58.1	27.3	$11,547
Fry Intermediate	Public	5-6	300 Twenty Fifth Ave N	Texas City	77590	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 916-0600	769	57	13.4	77.5%	172 (22.4%)	124 (16.1%)	426 (55.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)								(n/a)	16.7				45.0	42.4			30.5	22.1				$11,073
Eugene 'gene' Kranz J H	Public	6-8	12850 Fm 3436 Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 309-3600	877	73	12.0	75.5%	243 (27.7%)	52 (5.9%)	552 (62.9%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	53.6	932^nd of 2359 public middle schools	60.5%		48.2	1135^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.6%	203			98.8			47.9	56.1	59.9		38.2	21.4	57.6	29.2	$9,656
Santa Fe J H	Public	6-8	4132 Warpath Ave	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9304	1,003	59	17.0	50.3%	668 (66.6%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (29.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	53	953^rd of 2359 public middle schools	59.6%		46	1191^st of 2344 public middle schools	49.2%	238			65.8			58.3	55.3	58.2		42.0	15.6	42.9	30.5	$7,967
Victory Lakes Intermediate	Public	6-8	2880 W Walker	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3700	944	58	16.3	26.2%	494 (52.3%)	52 (5.5%)	298 (31.6%)	52 (5.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	37 (3.9%)	74.2	430^th of 2359 public middle schools	81.8%		63.6	697^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.3%	267			97.4	96.9		69.7	62.4	69.7		53.0	50.7	41.2	40.3	$7,074
Bayside Intermediate	Public	6-8	4430 Village Way	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3000	978	53	18.6	27.7%	537 (54.9%)	52 (5.3%)	301 (30.8%)	31 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	73.4	449^th of 2359 public middle schools	81.0%		65.4	649^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.3%	200			86.4	94.8		63.0	57.8	74.4		59.0	41.0	53.9	38.3	$7,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Giles Middle

What high school do graduates of Giles Middle attend?

Students who attend Giles Middle usually go on to attend La Marque High School

Is Giles Middle a good school?

Giles Middle ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Giles Middle in?

Texas City Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Giles Middle?

Students at Giles Middle are 50% African American, 37% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Giles Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Giles Middle.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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