📍 1625 Us Hwy 271 N, Gilmer, Upshur County, 75644
Gilmer el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gilmer, Upshur County. The school has 1,179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gina Treadway. It is part of the Gilmer Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilmer el enrolls 1,179 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 674 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 111 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 109 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
954 of the school's 1,179 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 950 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gilmer el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 7.
Gilmer el is one of 4 schools in GILMER ISD, based in GILMER, Texas. The district serves 2,946 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,179 students, Gilmer el is larger than the district average of about 737 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe