Giddings Middle School
Public middle school in Giddings, Texas · Giddings ISD · Grades 6–8
Giddings Middle School serves 389 students in grades 6–8 in Giddings (Lee County). It is one of 4 schools in Giddings ISD. By enrollment it is the 1279th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 30.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Giddings ISD |
| County | Lee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482064002076 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 389 | 1,900 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.2% | 58.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Giddings Middle School in context
Size
Giddings Middle School is the only middle school in Giddings ISD. Its 389 students are 20.5% of the district's 1,900. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 361; Giddings 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 6 with 145 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 119, against an average of 130 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (125 against 145). 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: 58.4% here and 58.2% across Giddings ISD. White students are next, at 32.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.9% across Giddings 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 30.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 389 students, Giddings Middle School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 389 students would have about 27 teachers, so Giddings Middle School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Giddings Middle 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 middle school is Lexington Middle School, 15.3 miles away in Lexington ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.4% |
| White | 32.4% |
| Black | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 145 |
| Grade 7 | 119 |
| Grade 8 | 125 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2335 N Main, Giddings, TX 78942
Phone: (979)542-2057
Website: giddingsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Giddings Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Middle School | Lexington ISD | 15.3 mi | 228 | 10.3 | 38.2% |
| Smithville Junior High School | Smithville ISD | 20.0 mi | 416 | 15.6 | 44.5% |
| La Grange Middle School | La Grange ISD | 21.2 mi | 309 | 12.9 | 50.2% |
| Bastrop Intermediate School | Bastrop ISD | 24.9 mi | 413 | 15.6 | 54% |
| Bastrop Middle School | Bastrop ISD | 25.3 mi | 875 | 15.5 | 58.1% |
| Somerville Intermediate School | Somerville ISD | 25.5 mi | 160 | 17.5 | 76.9% |
| Caldwell Intermediate School | Caldwell ISD | 28.2 mi | 439 | 16 | 67.7% |
| Caldwell Junior High School | Caldwell ISD | 28.3 mi | 298 | 12.4 | 60.4% |
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 Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 278 |