📍 9565 Mercer Dr, Dallas, Dallas County, 75228
W H Gaston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 688 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chandra Roberson. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W H Gaston Middle enrolls 688 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 576 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 12% |
| White | 19 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
633 of the school's 688 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 610 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W H Gaston Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 2, state house district 100.
W H Gaston Middle is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 688 students, W H Gaston Middle is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large