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DARWIN L GILMORE EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DARWIN L GILMORE EL
DARWIN L GILMORE EL is a mid-tier elementary school in LEAGUE CITY, Texas, overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD. The school enrolls 676 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.
Within CLEAR CREEK ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 39,684 students, DARWIN L GILMORE EL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, DARWIN L GILMORE EL shows that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DARWIN L GILMORE EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at DARWIN L GILMORE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, DARWIN L GILMORE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 66.1%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Galveston County put median household income runs about $86,105, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. DARWIN L GILMORE EL is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students).
The closest other public school is CREEKSIDE INT, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DARWIN L GILMORE EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.
DARWIN L GILMORE EL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Looking at the recent track record. DARWIN L GILMORE EL's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 892 (now 676). Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 21% across the same window.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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