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Enrollment
782
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATESVILLE ISD·NCES 482050002060
Gatesville High School
205 S LOVERS LN, GATESVILLE, TX 76528 · (254) 865-8281 · Coryell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
313 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 202 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 195 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 209 | 27% |
Student demographics
50%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
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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 54.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 30.0% | 51.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 High School
Gatesville High School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville High School this school | 782 | 40.0% | 63.5% |
| Graham High School GRAHAM | 694 | 40.2% | 60.9% |
| Burkburnett High School BURKBURNETT | 901 | 41.0% | 52.3% |
| North Lamar High School PARIS | 705 | 38.3% | 61.4% |
| Springtown High School SPRINGTOWN | 1,189 | 38.2% | 56.6% |
| Lampasas High School LAMPASAS | 1,145 | 42.1% | 59.9% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #395 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #993 of 1,425 ▼ 145 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #426 of 1,425 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.5pp | #156 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #695 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #265 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #710 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,208 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #274 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
782
-66 (-8%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
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 | 782 | 66.7 | 11.7:1 | 40% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 64.5 | 12.1:1 | 45% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 61.4 | 12.9:1 | 45% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 62 | 13.7:1 | 47% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 859 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 41% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 44% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 61 | 12.9:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 21% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 3 | 184.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gatesville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (859 to 782); teachers up 7% (62 to 66.7).
About Gatesville High School
Among the schools in GATESVILLE, Texas, is Gatesville High School, a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 782 students.
The GATESVILLE ISD system has 5 schools and 2,668 students.
Of every 100 students at Gatesville High School, about 66 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gatesville High School scores 50%.
Gatesville High School lists 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 40% of students at Gatesville High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Coryell County is 15 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Gatesville High School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Texas public high schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Gatesville High School's results are 6.9 points above predicted: 63.5% against 56.6%.
For the population of Coryell County, the median household earns about $71,301 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Coryell County, 25 public schools serve about 14,561 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Gatesville Junior High School, is the closest to Gatesville High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Gatesville High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
From 848 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 782 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.7:1 to 11.7:1.
Gatesville High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GATESVILLE
- Gatesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Gatesville Junior High School0.1 mi · 394
- Gatesville Primary School0.2 mi · 287
- Gatesville Elementary School0.3 mi · 606
- Gatesville Intermediate School0.3 mi · 599
- Oglesby School12.5 mi · 237
- Jonesboro School15.9 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Gatesville High SchoolHow large is Gatesville High School?
Gatesville High School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gatesville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gatesville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gatesville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gatesville High School is approximately 11.7:1 (67 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gatesville High School?
Gatesville High School reports a student body of 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gatesville High School?
Gatesville High 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.