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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATESVILLE ISD·NCES 482050002059
Gatesville Elementary School
2537 E MAIN ST, GATESVILLE, TX 76528 · (254) 865-7262 · Coryell County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
342 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 189 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 212 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 205 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Gatesville Elementary School→Gatesville Intermediate School→Gatesville Junior High School→Gatesville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GATESVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like Gatesville Elementary School
Gatesville Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville Elementary School this school | 606 | 56.4% | 56.0% |
| Sabine Elementary School KILGORE | 618 | 55.2% | 42.0% |
| William F Barnett Elementary School SANTA FE | 640 | 56.1% | 58.4% |
| Springtown Elementary School SPRINGTOWN | 680 | 55.1% | 46.3% |
| Boyd Elementary School BOYD | 541 | 54.3% | 50.6% |
| Overton Ray Elementary School BURKBURNETT | 526 | 56.5% | 37.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Gatesville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Coryell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #991 of 4,401 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,053 of 4,466 ▼ 911 | #7 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,635 of 4,466 ▼ 1,120 | #10 of 11 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,335 of 3,998 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,580 of 4,938 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #971 of 4,622 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #2,473 of 4,628 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,296 of 4,789 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #2,690 of 2,838 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
606
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 606 | 45.8 | 13.2:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 40.8 | 15.0:1 | 56% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 57% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 78% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 44.5 | 13.9:1 | 54% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 55% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 56% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 41% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gatesville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (619 to 606); teachers up 3% (44.5 to 45.8).
About Gatesville Elementary School
Gatesville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GATESVILLE, Texas, under GATESVILLE ISD. The student body numbers 606 students, from grades 1 through 3.
The district for Gatesville Elementary School is GATESVILLE ISD, with 5 schools and 2,668 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gatesville Elementary School is 66% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Gatesville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
The school reported 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Coryell County.
The allk12 Grade for Gatesville Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gatesville Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.0%.
Within Coryell County, median household income is about $71,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Coryell County number 25 and enroll about 14,561.
The shortest distance from Gatesville Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Gatesville High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gatesville Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Gatesville Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 603 students in 2020-21 and 606 in 2024-25.
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Coryell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,748
Census ACS
Median income
$71,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GATESVILLE ISD
- Gatesville High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GATESVILLE
- Gatesville High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Gatesville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gatesville Elementary. Gatesville Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Gatesville ElementaryGatesville, NC · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Gatesville High School0.3 mi · 782
- Gatesville Junior High School0.4 mi · 394
- Gatesville Primary School0.4 mi · 287
- Gatesville Intermediate School0.5 mi · 599
- Oglesby School12.4 mi · 237
- Jonesboro School15.8 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Gatesville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gatesville Elementary School?
Gatesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Gatesville Elementary School serve?
Gatesville Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Gatesville Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Gatesville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Gatesville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gatesville Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gatesville Elementary School?
Gatesville Elementary School is overseen by GATESVILLE ISD in Coryell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.