Giddings Elementary School
Public elementary school in Giddings, Texas · Giddings ISD · Grades Pre-K–3
Giddings Elementary School serves 585 students in grades Pre-K–3 in Giddings (Lee County). It is one of 4 schools in Giddings ISD. By enrollment it is the 1721st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–3 |
| District | Giddings ISD |
| County | Lee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482064002074 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Giddings ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 585 | 1,900 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.2% | 58.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Giddings Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Giddings ISD, Giddings Elementary School is the largest, with 30.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 18.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 332; Giddings Elementary 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 3 with 146 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 73, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 3 has 45% more students than kindergarten (146 against 101). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 73 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.8% here and 58.2% across Giddings ISD. White students are next, at 28.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.9% across Giddings ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 41.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 585 students, Giddings Elementary School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 585 students would have about 39.5 teachers, so Giddings Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Giddings Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Giddings Intermediate School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 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 | 59.8% |
| White | 28.9% |
| Black | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 73 |
| Kindergarten | 101 |
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 141 |
| Grade 3 | 146 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1402 E Industry St, Giddings, TX 78942
Phone: (979)542-2886
Website: giddingsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Giddings Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings Intermediate School | Giddings ISD | 2.0 mi | 278 | 15 | 64.7% |
| Round Top-Carmine Elementary School | Round Top-Carmine ISD | 15.4 mi | 121 | 10.9 | 41.3% |
| Lexington Elementary School | Lexington ISD | 17.6 mi | 488 | 14.5 | 41% |
| Smithville Elementary School | Smithville ISD | 17.6 mi | 694 | 17.4 | 45.5% |
| Brown Primary School | Smithville ISD | 18.6 mi | 194 | 17.8 | 57.7% |
| La Grange Elementary School | La Grange ISD | 18.8 mi | 961 | 14.2 | 63.8% |
| Burton Elementary School | Burton ISD | 19.5 mi | 386 | 14.2 | 43.5% |
| McDade Elementary School | McDade ISD | 20.2 mi | 208 | 12.1 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Giddings ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings High School | High | 9–12 | 648 |
| Giddings Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 278 |
| Giddings Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 389 |