Galena Park Middle School
Public middle school in Galena Park, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 6–8
Galena Park Middle School serves 896 students in grades 6–8 in Galena Park (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 408th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 61.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001984 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 896 | 20,862 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.6% | 88.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Galena Park Middle School in context
Size
Of the 5 middle schools in Galena Park ISD, Galena Park Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 4.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 467 students, so Galena Park Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 315 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 284, against an average of 299 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 297 in grade 6 and 315 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
Galena Park Middle School has 61.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 896 students would have about 62.2 teachers, so Galena Park Middle School has 1 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is De Zavala Middle School, 2.6 miles away in Pasadena ISD. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 66 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.3% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 297 |
| Grade 7 | 284 |
| Grade 8 | 315 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Keene, Galena Park, TX 77547
Phone: (832)386-1700
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Galena Park Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Zavala Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.6 mi | 457 | 10.4 | 94.1% |
| Holland Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 476 | 14.4 | 97.7% |
| Woodland Acres Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 3.0 mi | 570 | 13.9 | 87.7% |
| Deady Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.3 mi | 413 | 11.2 | 98.3% |
| Jackson Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 3.3 mi | 527 | 11.6 | 93% |
| Early College STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 3.6 mi | 275 | 14.2 | 95.6% |
| Edison Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.8 mi | 388 | 12.1 | 99.7% |
| Bobby Shaw Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 4.1 mi | 655 | 13.6 | 93.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.