Giddings Intermediate School
Public elementary school in Giddings, Texas · Giddings ISD · Grades 4–5
Giddings Intermediate School serves 278 students in grades 4–5 in Giddings (Lee County). It is one of 4 schools in Giddings ISD. By enrollment it is the 4233rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 18.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 4–5 |
| District | Giddings ISD |
| County | Lee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482064007674 |
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 | 278 | 1,900 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.7% | 58.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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 Intermediate School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Giddings ISD, Giddings Intermediate School is the smallest, with 14.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 19 miles away with a median enrollment of 437; Giddings Intermediate School is smaller 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 4 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 132, against an average of 139 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than grade 4 (132 against 146). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59% here and 58.2% across Giddings ISD. White students are next, at 30.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.7% 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 18.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 278 students, Giddings Intermediate School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 278 students would have about 18.8 teachers, so Giddings Intermediate School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Giddings Intermediate 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 Elementary 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% |
| White | 30.9% |
| Black | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 4 | 146 |
| Grade 5 | 132 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2337 N Main, Giddings, TX 78942
Phone: (979)542-4403
Website: giddingsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Giddings Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings Elementary School | Giddings ISD | 2.0 mi | 585 | 13.9 | 69.2% |
| Lexington Elementary School | Lexington ISD | 15.6 mi | 488 | 14.5 | 41% |
| Round Top-Carmine Elementary School | Round Top-Carmine ISD | 16.7 mi | 121 | 10.9 | 41.3% |
| Smithville Elementary School | Smithville ISD | 18.7 mi | 694 | 17.4 | 45.5% |
| McDade Elementary School | McDade ISD | 19.3 mi | 208 | 12.1 | 59.1% |
| Brown Primary School | Smithville ISD | 19.6 mi | 194 | 17.8 | 57.7% |
| Burton Elementary School | Burton ISD | 19.9 mi | 386 | 14.2 | 43.5% |
| La Grange Elementary School | La Grange ISD | 20.7 mi | 961 | 14.2 | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Giddings ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 585 |
| Giddings High School | High | 9–12 | 648 |
| Giddings Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 389 |