GILMER INT

GILMER INT operates as a close-knit intermediate school in GILMER, Texas, overseen by GILMER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 425 students spanning grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

GILMER INT is one of 5 schools operated by GILMER ISD, a district that serves 2,946 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GILMER INT logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GILMER INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.8%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Upshur County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,208 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Upshur County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,918 students), of which GILMER INT is one.

GILMER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GILMER INT ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. GILMER INT's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 425). The White share of enrollment contracted from 63% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the GILMER INT community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.