📍 511 S Townsend St, Spearman, Hansford County, 79081
Gus Birdwell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spearman, Hansford County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lizet Olmos. It is part of the Spearman Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gus Birdwell el enrolls 357 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 234 | 66% |
| White | 119 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 357 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Gus Birdwell el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 88.
Gus Birdwell el is one of 3 schools in SPEARMAN ISD, based in SPEARMAN, Texas. The district serves 692 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, Gus Birdwell el is larger than the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote