GUS BIRDWELL EL

GUS BIRDWELL EL is a low-enrollment primary school in SPEARMAN, Texas, overseen by SPEARMAN ISD. The school instructs 343 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GUS BIRDWELL EL sits 34% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in SPEARMAN ISD (692 students total), GUS BIRDWELL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GUS BIRDWELL EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 31% White. By comparison, Hansford County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, GUS BIRDWELL EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GUS BIRDWELL EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at GUS BIRDWELL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hansford County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GUS BIRDWELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 56.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hansford County indicate median household income runs about $69,441, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. GUS BIRDWELL EL is one of 7 public schools in Hansford County (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students).

Nearest neighbor: SPEARMAN J H, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GUS BIRDWELL EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GUS BIRDWELL EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.