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Enrollment
476
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARY ISD·NCES 482046002058
GARY SCHOOL
132 BOBCAT TRL, GARY, TX 75643 · (903) 685-2291 · Panola County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
312 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+5 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GARY SCHOOL
GARY SCHOOL is a K-12 campus of mid-tier scale in GARY, Texas, one of the schools within GARY ISD, caters to 476 students in grades pre-K through 12.
Operationally, GARY SCHOOL answers to GARY ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On the student-mix side, GARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Panola County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GARY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at GARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Panola County's rate of about 51%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -3.0 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Panola County indicate median household income runs about $64,894, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Panola County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which GARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: PANOLA CS, around 7.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 46.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. GARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 476).
Inside the community feed, the feed for GARY SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,726
Census ACS
Median income
$64,894
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PANOLA CS7.1 mi · 32
- TIMPSON SCHOOL8.5 mi · 756
- TENAHA SCHOOLS9.0 mi · 414
- PANOLA EARLY COLLEGE H S9.1 mi · 55
- BAKER-KOONCE INT9.2 mi · 566
- CARTHAGE J H9.2 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About GARY SCHOOLHow large is GARY SCHOOL?
GARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does GARY SCHOOL serve?
GARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARY SCHOOL?
At GARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is GARY SCHOOL in?
GARY SCHOOL is part of GARY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.