Gladewater Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Gladewater, Texas

Gladewater Primary in Gladewater, Texas enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

367 students in 2022-23, 342 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.3 to 26.3.

Students enrolled at Gladewater Primary by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233672023-243422024-25296
Students enrolled at Gladewater Primary by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233672023-243422024-25296
Students enrolled at Gladewater Primary by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233672023-243422024-25296
Students enrolled at Gladewater Primary by school year2022-23: 367, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233672023-243422024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336733.311.0
2023-2434232.510.5
2024-2529626.311.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Gladewater Primary 11.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGladewater Primary 11.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Gladewater Primary 11.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGladewater Primary 11.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Gladewater Primary 11.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGladewater Primary 11.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Gladewater Primary 11.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGladewater Primary 11.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 348 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gladewater Primary enrolled 348 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 348 of the 348 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent24.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.3% of students were White, 22.6% Black, 18.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White46.3%
  2. Black22.6%
  3. Hispanic18.6%
  4. Two or more races11.5%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Gladewater

3 public elementary schools in Gladewater report 2024-25 enrollment; Gladewater Primary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Weldon Elementary48514.175.3%
Union Grove Elementary37612.946.3%
Gladewater Primary29611.380.4%

All public schools in Gladewater →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gladewater Primary

  1. Weldon ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 485 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Union Grove ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 376 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Gladewater Primary with Weldon ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gladewater ISD spends per student$12,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,298
  5. The largest public schools in TexasGladewater Primary is the number 4,037 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,037 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.11.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gladewater Primary

  1. How many students attend Gladewater Primary?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 367 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gladewater, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gladewater Primary?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gladewater Primary a Title I school?
    Gladewater Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Gladewater Primary in?
    Gladewater ISD, NCES district ID 4820760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482076002082 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22