📍 2201 W Gay Ave, Gladewater, Upshur County, 75647
Gladewater H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gladewater, Upshur County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derrick Floyd. It is part of the Gladewater Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gladewater H S enrolls 459 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 459 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gladewater H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
Gladewater H S is one of 4 schools in GLADEWATER ISD, based in GLADEWATER, Texas. The district serves 1,636 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Gladewater H S is close to the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize