Enrollment
306
Middle
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LULING ISD·NCES 482859006141
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School
214 E BOWIE ST, LULING, TX 78648 · (830) 875-2121 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
251 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 99 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 36% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School→Luling High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LULING ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School this school | 306 | 82.0% | 32.6% |
| Nixon-Smiley Middle School NIXON | 280 | 80.7% | 42.1% |
| Yoakum Junior High School YOAKUM | 273 | 77.7% | 41.8% |
| Rice Intermediate/Middle School RICE | 321 | 86.9% | 46.7% |
| Mathis Middle School MATHIS | 344 | 85.2% | 34.0% |
| Littlefield Junior High School LITTLEFIELD | 281 | 76.9% | 36.0% |
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 Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,291 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,335 of 1,670 ▼ 186 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #956 of 1,670 ▲ 200 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #766 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,390 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #751 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #1,013 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #461 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #695 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
306
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 82% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 19.1 | 15.8:1 | 81% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 21.8 | 14.3:1 | 86% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 79% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 24.2 | 13.7:1 | 74% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 74% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 70% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 58% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (333 to 306); teachers down 13% (24.2 to 21).
About Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School
Among the schools in LULING, Texas, is Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 306 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
The LULING ISD system has 3 schools and 1,443 students.
A majority of students at Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School, 71%, are Hispanic. Next come 21% White and 7% Black. The county population is about 57% Hispanic. Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.7%. Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School scores 32.6%.
Among Caldwell County residents, median household income is about $69,758, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 19 public schools in Caldwell County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,286.
Luling High School is the public school closest to Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School's average proficiency of 32.6% compares with 32.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School went from 322 students to 306.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LULING ISD
- Leonard Shanklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Luling High SchoolHigh · 402 students
Other schools in LULING
- Leonard Shanklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Luling High SchoolHigh · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Luling High School0.1 mi · 402
- Leonard Shanklin Elementary School0.2 mi · 735
- Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy5.6 mi · 33
- Prairie Lea Elementary School7.0 mi · 267
- Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus11.0 mi · 134
- The Excel Center (for Adults)13.2 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Gerdes Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School?
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School serve?
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School?
At Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School?
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School is overseen by LULING ISD in Caldwell County.
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