GLADEWATER MIDDLE

Located at 414 S LOOP 485, in GLADEWATER, Texas, GLADEWATER MIDDLE is a cozy intermediate school that works with 371 students (grades 6 through 8), part of GLADEWATER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GLADEWATER MIDDLE sits 42% below that benchmark.

GLADEWATER MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by GLADEWATER ISD, a district that teaches 1,636 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GLADEWATER MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GLADEWATER MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GLADEWATER MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +1.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gregg County shows median household income runs about $66,550, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Gregg County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), of which GLADEWATER MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is WELDON EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 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 MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. GLADEWATER MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 371). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 56% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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