GLADEWATER H S

GLADEWATER H S, a low-enrollment senior high in GLADEWATER, Texas, overseen by GLADEWATER ISD, works with 484 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so GLADEWATER H S sits 39% below that benchmark.

GLADEWATER ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,636 students. GLADEWATER H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, GLADEWATER H S logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Upshur County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, GLADEWATER H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 47.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Upshur County) logs that median household income runs about $66,208, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GLADEWATER H S is one of 25 public schools in Upshur County (combined enrollment of about 7,918 students).

GLADEWATER PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLADEWATER H S ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

GLADEWATER H S operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 477 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.