The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fry Int
Fry Intermediate serves the fifth and sixth grades in Texas City ISD, a district anchored by a major petroleum and petrochemical industrial complex on Galveston Bay but increasingly shaped by substantial residential growth and public investment. The school sits at the start of a student's secondary pathway, just before the traditional high school transition, and operates in a setting where most families are navigating a working-class economic reality while the community itself experiences rapid change.
The most pressing detail for prospective parents is Fry's current academic standing. Math proficiency sits well below grade level. In fifth grade, only roughly three in ten students tested at proficient or above; in sixth grade that drops further to about two in ten. English language arts is stronger. Fifth graders achieve just under half at proficiency, and sixth graders just under four in ten. The school's performance across all tested subjects and grades places it below the midpoint among districts in Galveston County. State testing data for science in fifth grade covers only a handful of students, so that subject's picture remains incomplete. When parents look at these numbers, the pattern is clear: there are students thriving here, but this is not a high-performing campus by any conventional measure, and math represents the sharpest area of concern. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what support exists for students who are not yet proficient and what interventions are in place to improve those rates.
The student body is economically and racially mixed with a tilt toward Spanish-speaking households. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. About half the enrollment is Hispanic; another quarter is white; and roughly one in six is Black. English learner and special education enrollment figures were not available in the data, so the school's capacity to serve those populations cannot be assessed here.
Texas City ISD, the parent district, sits in a growth corridor driven by massive master-planned residential developments, particularly Lago Mar, which is planned to house a very large number of new residents. The district backed this expansion with a major bond measure approved by voters a few years ago. That bond funded two replacement schools, district-wide security upgrades, and a new career-tech center—physical assets families will encounter. A new La Marque High School campus recently opened, representing a tangible upgrade for families there. An early childhood center is also under construction. Those facility improvements matter for the trajectory of the district, though they sit downstream from Fry's immediate academic challenges.
More relevant to current families is the district's near-term budget picture. In the fall after the most recent school year, voters rejected a tax-rate change that would have added revenue to the operating budget. The board simultaneously adopted a budget deficit for the 2024–25 year, signaling that operating funds are constrained. This backdrop of tighter finances in a district managing rapid enrollment growth, while pursuing facility improvements, is relevant context for what staff, programs, and support services may be resourced or under pressure.
Fry Intermediate is a middle-grades entry point for students in a region experiencing real economic and demographic transition. Families choosing this school should expect a working-class peer environment in a district with growth momentum but also acute budget strain, and they should seek clear answers on what academic intervention and support the school offers to students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks in core subjects, particularly mathematics.
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