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Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE ISD·NCES 482022001977
Gainesville Intermediate School
2100 N GRAND AVE, GAINESVILLE, TX 76240 · (940) 668-6662 · Cooke County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
308 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 222 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 258 | 54% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GAINESVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gainesville Intermediate School
Gainesville Intermediate School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Intermediate School this school | 480 | 64.2% | 23.8% |
| Gainesville Junior High School GAINESVILLE | 422 | 63.5% | 25.7% |
| Big Spring Intermediate School BIG SPRING | 522 | 66.3% | 39.7% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| McDowell Middle School HONDO | 403 | 67.2% | 37.4% |
| Sealy Junior High School SEALY | 664 | 66.0% | 34.5% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gainesville Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #1,540 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,363 of 1,670 ▼ 110 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,599 of 1,670 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #918 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #1,121 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,377 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #753 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #853 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #276 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
+220% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 27.4 | 17.5:1 | 64% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 29.3 | 15.8:1 | 74% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 24.8 | 16.5:1 | 64% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 81% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 29.1 | 15.4:1 | 81% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 82% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 60% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 14 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gainesville Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (447 to 480); teachers down 6% (29.1 to 27.4).
About Gainesville Intermediate School
Gainesville Intermediate School is a small middle-grades school based in GAINESVILLE, Texas. It is open to students in grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 480 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
GAINESVILLE ISD counts 3,111 students in its 5 schools, and Gainesville Intermediate School is one of them.
At Gainesville Intermediate School, 62% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 27% White, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Cooke County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
On staff are 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. About 64% of students at Gainesville Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Cooke County.
Gainesville Intermediate School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.8% against a predicted 46.3%.
In the surrounding county, Cooke County, the median household earns about $73,932 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Gainesville Intermediate School, Cooke County has 20 public schools.
Gainesville Intermediate School is about 1.8 miles from DAEP, its nearest public school. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Gainesville Intermediate School's average proficiency of 23.8% compares with 43.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 8% over 4 years, reaching 480 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GAINESVILLE ISD
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Callisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 73 students
Nearby schools
- DAEP1.8 mi · 6
- Edison Elementary School1.8 mi · 630
- Gainesville Junior High School2.5 mi · 422
- W E Chalmers Elementary School2.5 mi · 703
- Lone Star H S North (tjjd)2.9 mi · 162
- Gainesville High School3.4 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Gainesville Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Gainesville Intermediate School?
Gainesville Intermediate School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 05-06.
Is Gainesville Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gainesville Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Gainesville Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Gainesville Intermediate School.
How diverse is Gainesville Intermediate School?
Gainesville Intermediate School reports a student body of 27% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gainesville Intermediate School public or private?
Gainesville Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.