📍 111 Bruce St, Gilmer, Upshur County, 75644
Bruce J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gilmer, Upshur County. The school has 429 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bill Bradshaw. It is part of the Gilmer Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bruce J H enrolls 429 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 429 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bruce J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Bruce J H 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 429 students, Bruce J H is smaller than the district average of about 737 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe