Goliad Middle School
Public middle school in Goliad, Texas · Goliad ISD · Grades 6–8
Goliad Middle School serves 279 students in grades 6–8 in Goliad (Goliad County). It is one of 3 schools in Goliad ISD. By enrollment it is the 1421st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 18.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Goliad ISD |
| County | Goliad County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482103002097 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goliad ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 279 | 1,244 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.7% | 44.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Goliad Middle School in context
Size
Goliad Middle School is the only middle school in Goliad ISD. Its 279 students are 22.4% of the district's 1,244. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26.6 miles away and have a median of 604 students, so Goliad Middle 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 6 with 96 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 87, against an average of 93 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 96 in grade 6 and 87 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 52% of enrollment, a higher share than across Goliad ISD (48.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 42.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Goliad 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
Goliad Middle School has 18.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 279 students would have about 19.4 teachers, so Goliad Middle 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 middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Yorktown Junior High School, 22.2 miles away in Yorktown 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
| White | 52% |
| Hispanic | 42.7% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 96 |
| Grade 7 | 96 |
| Grade 8 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
659 N Tiger Dr., Goliad, TX 77963
Phone: (361)645-3146
Website: goliadisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Goliad Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Junior High School | Yorktown ISD | 22.2 mi | 125 | 11.8 | 52.8% |
| Harold Cade Middle School | Victoria ISD | 25.2 mi | 730 | 15.9 | 48.5% |
| Refugio Junior High School | Refugio ISD | 25.9 mi | 134 | 8.6 | 64.9% |
| Patti Welder Middle School | Victoria ISD | 26.0 mi | 566 | 12.3 | 83% |
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 27.1 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 27.4 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Moreno Junior High School | Beeville ISD | 29.3 mi | 682 | 14.9 | 81.2% |
| Cuero Junior High School | Cuero ISD | 29.8 mi | 439 | 10.6 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Goliad ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goliad Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 550 |
| Goliad High School | High | 9–12 | 415 |