Central Middle School
Public middle school in Galveston, Texas · Galveston ISD · Grades 7–8
Central Middle School serves 785 students in grades 7–8 in Galveston (Galveston County). It is one of 10 schools in Galveston ISD. By enrollment it is the 585th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 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 ÷ 55.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Galveston ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482028001999 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galveston ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 785 | 6,383 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.5% | 77.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Central Middle School in context
Size
Central Middle School is the smallest of Galveston ISD's 2 middle schools; its 785 students are 12.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 823; Central 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 408 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 377, against an average of 393 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 377 in grade 7 and 408 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 46.8% here and 48.4% across Galveston ISD. Black students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.6% across Galveston 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
With 55.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 785 students, Central Middle School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 785 students would have about 54.5 teachers, so Central Middle School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Central Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Weis, 3.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 46.8% |
| Black | 27.3% |
| White | 20.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 377 |
| Grade 8 | 408 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3014 Sealy Ave, Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: (409)761-6200
Website: gisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Central Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weis | Galveston ISD | 3.2 mi | 844 | 14.7 | 80.2% |
| Fry Intermediate School | Texas City ISD | 9.6 mi | 769 | 13.5 | 77.5% |
| Blocker Middle School | Texas City ISD | 9.8 mi | 802 | 13.8 | 73.4% |
| Giles Middle School | Texas City ISD | 13.3 mi | 553 | 13.7 | 86.4% |
| Crosby Middle School | Hitchcock ISD | 14.2 mi | 406 | 21.3 | 70.9% |
| Dickinson Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 16.5 mi | 1,060 | 14 | 45.7% |
| Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 17.6 mi | 877 | 12.1 | 75.5% |
| R D McAdams Junior High School | Dickinson ISD | 17.8 mi | 891 | 13.1 | 70.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Galveston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim College & Career Prep | High | 8–12 | 101 |
| Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 784 |
| Ball High School | High | 9–12 | 1,905 |
| Burnet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 562 |
| Crenshaw El and Middle School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 131 |
| Moody Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 161 |
| Oppe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 669 |
| Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 436 |
| Weis | Middle | 5–6 | 844 |