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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE ISD·NCES 481431006079
Gerard Elementary School
1212 HYDE PARK, CLEBURNE, TX 76033 · (817) 202-2130 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
239 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (95).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within CLEBURNE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 34.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Gerard Elementary School
Gerard Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Elementary School this school | 474 | 50.4% | 55.9% |
| Tarver-Rendon Ag Leadership BURLESON | 506 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School DENISON | 502 | 51.0% | 48.2% |
| Fred H Tally Elementary School KERRVILLE | 525 | 48.8% | 65.2% |
| Glen Rose Elementary School GLEN ROSE | 499 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Hilltop Elementary School AZLE | 537 | 48.2% | 42.6% |
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 Gerard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #998 of 4,401 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #993 of 4,466 ▼ 21 | #9 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #930 of 4,466 ▲ 163 | #6 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #422 of 3,998 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,777 of 4,938 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,285 of 4,622 | #17 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #1,698 of 4,628 | #12 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #3,565 of 4,789 | #21 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #1,793 of 2,838 | #7 of 21 |
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
474
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 50% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 35.2 | 14.1:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 35.8 | 15.8:1 | 51% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 33.8 | 16.1:1 | 37% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 45% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 41% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 33% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (543 to 474); teachers down 5% (33.8 to 32).
About Gerard Elementary School
Gerard Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in CLEBURNE, Texas. Enrolled students number 474 students, in pre-K through 4.
Gerard Elementary School is one school in CLEBURNE ISD, a system of 11 schools with 6,877 students.
Gerard Elementary School is 59% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Johnson County, the White share is about 72%. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Johnson County average 51%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gerard Elementary School is +3.8 points: 55.9% actual, 52.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Johnson County this way: the median household income is $84,859, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Gerard Elementary School, Johnson County has 76 other public schools.
The closest public school, Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate School, is about 0.3 miles from Gerard Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Gerard Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 14 students since 2020-21, to 474.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Gerard Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEBURNE ISD
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Cooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Marti Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in CLEBURNE
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Cooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Marti Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate School0.3 mi · 958
- Coleman Elementary School1.3 mi · 434
- Ad Wheat Middle School2.0 mi · 998
- Team School2.1 mi · 65
- Cleburne High School2.2 mi · 1,849
- Cooke Elementary School2.8 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Gerard Elementary SchoolHow large is Gerard Elementary School?
Gerard Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Gerard Elementary School serve?
Gerard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gerard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gerard Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gerard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gerard Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gerard Elementary School in?
Gerard Elementary School is part of CLEBURNE ISD.
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