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Schools in Giddings · Giddings Independent School District

Giddings’s public schools outscore 68% of Texas districts

48% of students in Giddings’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Giddings, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#172of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 7 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 9% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,900 students on the public path
In brief

Giddings’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,648 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Giddings Middle, then Giddings H S. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Immanuel Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Giddings’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Texas school districts, #172 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (707)Better than 72%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,029 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Giddings anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Giddings’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,016 in math, 1,042 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Giddings, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Giddings ElGiddings Independent School DistrictC
6–8Giddings MiddleGiddings Independent School DistrictB+
9–12Giddings H SGiddings Independent School DistrictA+

Giddings’s public schools are run by Giddings Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Giddings Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,900 students · 13.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,648TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 1042 students tested
Math48%
State average 40.9% · 1016 students tested

Giddings vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Giddings’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GiddingsB+Giddings Independent

Every school in Giddings

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Giddingsby address
Giddings El
Elementary · Grades PK–3
C
585 students14:1Rate it →
Giddings Int
Elementary · Grades 4–5
B
278 students15:1Rate it →
Giddings Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
389 students13:1Rate it →
Giddings H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
648 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immanuel Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
196 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Giddings’s schools

Are Giddings’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Giddings children attend outscore 68% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #172 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Giddings in?

Giddings Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,900 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Giddings kids go to high school?

Giddings H S, with 648 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Giddings’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Giddings Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Giddings spend per student?

$11,648 in Giddings Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Giddings?

Yes: Immanuel Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 196 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.