Gatesville Primary School

This page covers Gatesville Primary School, a small elementary school in GATESVILLE, Texas. The school covers pre-K through kindergarten and reported 287 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 45% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.

The district, GATESVILLE ISD, operates 5 schools serving 2,668 students.

Of every 100 students at Gatesville Primary School, about 67 are White. It is also 29% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gatesville Primary School scores 47%.

Gatesville Primary School reports a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, from 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Gatesville Primary School, 56% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 55% average for public schools in Coryell County.

The school is in Coryell County, where median household income comes to about $71,301, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Coryell County counts 25 public schools with about 14,561 students.

The closest school to Gatesville Primary School is Gatesville Intermediate School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment went from 286 in 2020-21 to 287 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.8:1 to 15.7:1 over the same years.

Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Gatesville Primary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.