GILMER EL

GILMER EL is one of the roomy primary schools in GILMER, Texas, overseen by GILMER ISD, with 1,042 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. That puts it 101% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

GILMER ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,946 students; GILMER EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GILMER EL shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GILMER EL has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Upshur County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GILMER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.6%, the actual is 49.8%, a residual of +9.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Upshur County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,208 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. GILMER EL is one of 25 public schools in Upshur County (combined enrollment of about 7,918 students).

GILMER INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around GILMER EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GILMER EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GILMER EL has grew 4%, going from 1,002 students in 2018 to 1,042 in 2025.

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