📍 314 e Saunders, Gladewater, Gregg County, 75647
Weldon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gladewater, Gregg County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cassie Hogan. It is part of the Gladewater Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Weldon el enrolls 529 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 21% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 529 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 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.
Weldon el 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.
Weldon el 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 529 students, Weldon el is larger than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize