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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GATESVILLE J H this year?
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Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATESVILLE ISD·NCES 482050002061
Gatesville Junior High School
307 S LOVERS LN, GATESVILLE, TX 76528 · (254) 865-8271 · Coryell County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
172 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 7 | 191 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 52% |
Student demographics
45%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 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Junior High School
Gatesville Junior High School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville Junior High School this school | 394 | 43.7% | 44.2% |
| Scurry-Rosser Middle School SCURRY | 381 | 41.2% | 48.6% |
| Bowie Junior High School BOWIE | 344 | 47.1% | 51.8% |
| Clyde Junior High School CLYDE | 314 | 42.7% | 53.0% |
| Franklin Middle School FRANKLIN | 428 | 40.2% | 69.7% |
| Graham Junior High School GRAHAM | 473 | 49.5% | 46.0% |
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 Gatesville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #741 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #803 of 1,670 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #795 of 1,670 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.0pp | #165 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,271 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #254 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #1,032 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #1,257 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #500 of 942 |
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
394
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 394 | 31.6 | 12.5:1 | 44% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31.3 | 13.4:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 29.4 | 14.6:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 58% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 30.4 | 15.2:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 51% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 46% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 31% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 8 | 61.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gatesville Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (461 to 394); teachers up 4% (30.4 to 31.6).
About Gatesville Junior High School
Gatesville Junior High School is a middle school in GATESVILLE, Texas, according to federal school records. The school had 394 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
GATESVILLE ISD counts 5 schools and 2,668 students, including Gatesville Junior High School.
Roughly 71% of students at Gatesville Junior High School are White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Coryell County, the White share is about 59%. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 44% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Coryell County average 55%.
Gatesville Junior High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Gatesville Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.2% and a predicted 55.0%.
Census estimates describe Coryell County this way: the median household income is $71,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Coryell County has 25 public schools and roughly 14,561 students.
The nearest other public school, Gatesville High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gatesville Junior High School is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Gatesville Junior High School's location as Town: Distant.
Gatesville Junior High School's enrollment dropped from 421 in 2020-21 to 394 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GATESVILLE
- Gatesville High SchoolHigh · 782 students
- Gatesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Gatesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Gatesville Primary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Gatesville High School0.1 mi · 782
- Gatesville Primary School0.1 mi · 287
- Gatesville Intermediate School0.2 mi · 599
- Gatesville Elementary School0.4 mi · 606
- Oglesby School12.5 mi · 237
- Jonesboro School16.0 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Gatesville Junior High SchoolHow large is Gatesville Junior High School?
Gatesville Junior High School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Gatesville Junior High School serve?
Gatesville Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gatesville Junior High School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Gatesville Junior High School.
How diverse is Gatesville Junior High School?
Gatesville Junior High School reports a student body of 71% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gatesville Junior High School?
Gatesville Junior 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.