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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRELL ISD·NCES 484245013575
Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School
1400 S ROCKWALL AVE, TERRELL, TX 75160 · (972) 563-1443 · Kaufman County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
559 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
64%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 TERRELL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Willie Sr Elementary School
Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School this school | 671 | 83.3% | 25.7% |
| James Bowie Elementary School BAYTOWN | 640 | 82.7% | 27.4% |
| Huntsville Elementary School HUNTSVILLE | 670 | 80.9% | 34.2% |
| Reaves Elementary School CONROE | 672 | 79.2% | 56.8% |
| La Vega Elementary School WACO | 630 | 87.8% | 28.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock LUBBOCK | 559 | 82.8% | 39.3% |
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 Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,008 of 4,401 | #25 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,594 of 4,466 ▲ 263 | #19 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,129 of 4,466 ▼ 266 | #25 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,377 of 3,998 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #1,115 of 4,938 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #4,210 of 4,622 | #29 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,102 of 4,628 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #1,705 of 4,789 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #2,240 of 2,838 | #7 of 10 |
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
671
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 671 | 37.3 | 18.0:1 | 83% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 38.4 | 17.8:1 | 87% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 39.4 | 17.8:1 | 72% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 82% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 40.8 | 17.9:1 | 80% (579) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (728 to 671); teachers down 9% (40.8 to 37.3).
About Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School
Among the schools in TERRELL, Texas, is Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 671 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 29% larger than that.
TERRELL ISD includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 5,283 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School, with 52% of enrollment. It is also 23% Black, 19% White, and 5% multiracial. Kaufman County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.0 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Kaufman County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 38.1%. Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School scores 25.7%, 12.4 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kaufman County, the median household income is $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 65 public schools in Kaufman County, enrolling about 41,319 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, W H Burnett Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 28 students since 2020-21, to 671.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TERRELL ISD
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- Herman Furlough Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,166 students
- J W Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- W H Burnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Global Leadership AcademyElementary · 219 students
Other schools in TERRELL
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- Herman Furlough Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,166 students
- J W Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- W H Burnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Global Leadership AcademyElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- W H Burnett Elementary School0.5 mi · 380
- Global Leadership Academy1.5 mi · 219
- Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School1.5 mi · 32
- Tisd Child & Adolescent School1.9 mi · 21
- Herman Furlough Jr Middle School1.9 mi · 1,166
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary School2.5 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School?
Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School?
At Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 52% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School public or private?
Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TERRELL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.