📍 400 Keene, Galena Park, Harris County, 77547
Galena Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Galena Park, Harris County. The school has 943 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Nava. It is part of the Galena Park Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galena Park Middle enrolls 943 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American and 3.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 856 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 4.9% |
| White | 35 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
833 of the school's 943 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 798 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Galena Park Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 143.
Galena Park Middle is one of 25 schools in GALENA PARK ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 20,862 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 943 students, Galena Park Middle is close to the district average of about 834 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large