📍 7100 Stewart Rd, Galveston, Galveston County, 77550
WEIS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Galveston, Galveston County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Hammonds. It is part of the Galveston Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
WEIS enrolls 374 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 28% |
| White | 85 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 374 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
WEIS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 11, state house district 23.
WEIS is one of 13 schools in GALVESTON ISD, based in GALVESTON, Texas. The district serves 6,383 students district-wide and employs 499 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, WEIS is smaller than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small