Blocker Middle School
Public middle school in Texas City, Texas · Texas City ISD · Grades 7–8
Blocker Middle School serves 802 students in grades 7–8 in Texas City (Galveston County). It is one of 13 schools in Texas City ISD. By enrollment it is the 559th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 58.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Texas City ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484251004858 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas City ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 802 | 7,711 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.4% | 79.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blocker Middle School in context
Size
Of the 3 middle schools in Texas City ISD, Blocker Middle School is the largest, with 10.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.6 miles away and have a median of 831 students, so Blocker Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 411 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 391, against an average of 401 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 391 in grade 7 and 411 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 54% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas City ISD (47.8%). White students are next, at 22.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.2% across Texas City ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Blocker Middle School has 58.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 802 students would have about 55.7 teachers, so Blocker Middle School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Fry Intermediate School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54% |
| White | 22.9% |
| Black | 16.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 391 |
| Grade 8 | 411 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1800 9th Ave N, Texas City, TX 77591
Phone: (409)916-0700
Website: tcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blocker Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fry Intermediate School | Texas City ISD | 1.9 mi | 769 | 13.5 | 77.5% |
| Giles Middle School | Texas City ISD | 4.4 mi | 553 | 13.7 | 86.4% |
| Crosby Middle School | Hitchcock ISD | 7.2 mi | 406 | 21.3 | 70.9% |
| Dickinson Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,060 | 14 | 45.7% |
| Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 7.9 mi | 877 | 12.1 | 75.5% |
| R D McAdams Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 8.2 mi | 891 | 13.1 | 70.4% |
| Central Middle School | Galveston ISD | 9.8 mi | 785 | 14 | 79.5% |
| Bayside Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 10.0 mi | 978 | 18.6 | 27.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start | Pre-K | Pre-K | 311 |
| Fry Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 769 |
| Giles Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Hayley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 484 |
| Heights Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 412 |
| Kohfeldt Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 429 |
| La Marque High School | High | 9–12 | 737 |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 501 |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 460 |
| Simms Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 482 |
| Texas City High School | High | 9–12 | 1,689 |
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | High | 5–12 | 75 |