Enrollment
148
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLD BURG ISD·NCES 482097002091
Gold Burg School
468 PRATER RD, BOWIE, TX 76230 · (940) 872-3562 · Montague County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
85 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 34.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 12.0% | 31.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gold Burg School
Gold Burg School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Burg School this school | 148 | 57.4% | 25.6% |
| Mount Calm ISD MOUNT CALM | 168 | 58.9% | 42.9% |
| Crowell School CROWELL | 189 | 58.2% | 48.8% |
| Motley County School MATADOR | 179 | 53.1% | 44.4% |
| Lohn School LOHN | 123 | 61.0% | 33.4% |
| Blanket School BLANKET | 166 | 62.7% | 25.0% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Gold Burg School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #196 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #205 of 218 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #176 of 218 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #181 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #121 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
148
+15 (+11%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 70
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 148 | 14.4 | 10.3:1 | 57% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 15.5 | 10.0:1 | 57% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 14.2 | 10.8:1 | 61% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 71% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 15.1 | 7.2:1 | 57% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 16 | 8.9:1 | 49% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 11 | 6.9:1 | 67% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 86 | 11 | 7.8:1 | 55% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gold Burg School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (109 to 148); teachers down 4% (15.1 to 14.4).
About Gold Burg School
Gold Burg School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels that serves part of BOWIE, Texas. The school counted 148 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 12. The school is 69% below the average for combined schools in Texas.
GOLD BURG ISD is the district for Gold Burg School.
The student body at Gold Burg School is 65% White. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Montague County, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Gold Burg School are from different groups.
Gold Burg School has 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3:1. The school's 10.3:1 compares with an average of 11.7:1 for combined schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gold Burg School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Gold Burg School scores 23.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 25.6% actual versus 49.2% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Montague County show the median household earns about $64,545 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Montague County number 13, with about 3,240 students.
About 7.1 miles separate Gold Burg School from the closest public school, Bellevue School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gold Burg School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Gold Burg School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montague County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,046
Census ACS
Median income
$64,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOWIE
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Bowie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Bowie Intermediate SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Bellevue School7.1 mi · 234
- Bowie Elementary School8.0 mi · 350
- Bowie Intermediate School8.6 mi · 342
- Bowie Junior High School8.8 mi · 344
- Bowie High School9.3 mi · 467
- Montague Elementary School10.5 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Gold Burg SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gold Burg School?
Gold Burg School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Gold Burg School serve?
Gold Burg School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gold Burg School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Gold Burg School.
How diverse is Gold Burg School?
Gold Burg School reports a student body of 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Gold Burg School public or private?
Gold Burg School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOLD BURG ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.