📍 1623 Us Hwy 271 N, Gilmer, Upshur County, 75644
Gilmer Int is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gilmer, Upshur County. The school has 402 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jasmine Cunningham. It is part of the Gilmer Isd school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilmer Int enrolls 402 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 402 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 qualify for free lunch and 78 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 Int 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 Int 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 402 students, Gilmer Int is smaller than the district average of about 737 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe