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What's one thing GILBERT INT gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
562
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENVILLE ISD·NCES 484152006045
GILBERT INT
950 N DALE, STEPHENVILLE, TX 76401 · (254) 968-4664 · Erath County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
277 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STEPHENVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-32 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.0:1
% White
55%
was 62%
% Hispanic
39%
was 34%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GILBERT INT
Set in STEPHENVILLE, Texas, GILBERT INT is a mid-tier intermediate school, overseen by STEPHENVILLE ISD. It educates 562 students across grades 5 through 6.
GILBERT INT is one of 6 schools operated by STEPHENVILLE ISD, a district that educates 3,578 students overall.
Demographically, GILBERT INT shows that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Erath County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at GILBERT INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GILBERT INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 57.9%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Erath County put median household income runs about $65,115, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Erath County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students), GILBERT INT is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: STEPHENVILLE H S, around 0.2 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GILBERT INT at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 56.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GILBERT INT has declined 5%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
On the community side, members of the GILBERT INT community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Erath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,794
Census ACS
Median income
$65,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE ISD
- STEPHENVILLE H SHigh · 1,079 students
- HENDERSON J HMiddle · 544 students
- CHAMBERLIN ELElementary · 503 students
- HOOK ELElementary · 485 students
- CENTRAL ELElementary · 405 students
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE
- STEPHENVILLE H SHigh · 1,079 students
- HENDERSON J HMiddle · 544 students
- CHAMBERLIN ELElementary · 503 students
- HOOK ELElementary · 485 students
- CENTRAL ELElementary · 405 students
- HUCKABAY SCHOOLCombined · 327 students
Nearby schools
- STEPHENVILLE H S0.2 mi · 1,079
- HENDERSON J H0.5 mi · 544
- CHAMBERLIN EL0.7 mi · 503
- HOOK EL1.3 mi · 485
- CENTRAL EL1.5 mi · 405
- HUSTON ACADEMY1.9 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About GILBERT INTWhat is the total enrollment at GILBERT INT?
GILBERT INT enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does GILBERT INT serve?
GILBERT INT serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GILBERT INT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GILBERT INT is approximately 12.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GILBERT INT?
GILBERT INT reports a student body of 55% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is GILBERT INT public or private?
GILBERT INT is a public K-12 school, overseen by STEPHENVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.