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Enrollment
703
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE ISD·NCES 482022008744
W E Chalmers Elementary School
600 FM 3092, GAINESVILLE, TX 76240 · (940) 665-4147 · Cooke County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
517 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 215 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 246 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 242 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
W E Chalmers Elementary School→Gainesville Intermediate School→Gainesville Junior High School→Gainesville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GAINESVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 W E Chalmers Elementary School
W E Chalmers Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W E Chalmers Elementary School this school | 703 | 73.5% | 23.6% |
| Venus Elementary School VENUS | 663 | 73.9% | 24.0% |
| Willie E Williams Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 807 | 71.7% | 49.3% |
| Alvin Elementary School ALVIN | 724 | 77.8% | 44.2% |
| Double Creek Elementary School JARRELL | 787 | 69.1% | 27.2% |
| Annie Purl Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 690 | 72.0% | 21.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 W E Chalmers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cooke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,128 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,824 of 4,466 ▲ 469 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,310 of 4,466 ▲ 84 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,250 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #899 of 4,938 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,256 of 4,622 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #2,353 of 4,628 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #2,356 of 4,789 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #1,304 of 1,307 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
703
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 703 | 38.7 | 18.2:1 | 74% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 42.6 | 16.8:1 | 76% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 67% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 64% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 81% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 82% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 80% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 64% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W E Chalmers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (702 to 703); teachers down 3% (40 to 38.7).
About W E Chalmers Elementary School
W E Chalmers Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in GAINESVILLE, Texas. The latest federal count shows 703 students in grades 2 through 4. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 35% higher.
GAINESVILLE ISD enrolls 3,111 students, and its 5 schools include W E Chalmers Elementary School.
Roughly 65% of students at W E Chalmers Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Cooke County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.2:1. This ratio sits 3.1 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%. That is 26 points above the 48% average for public schools in Cooke County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. W E Chalmers Elementary School posts 23.6% against a 42.3% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Texas.
Census Bureau estimates for Cooke County show that the median household income is $73,932, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 20 public schools in Cooke County, enrolling about 6,986 students in all.
Lone Star H S North (tjjd) is located about 0.9 miles from W E Chalmers Elementary School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, W E Chalmers Elementary School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (694) to 2024-25 (703). The ratio was 16.1:1 in 2020-21 and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
The W E Chalmers Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GAINESVILLE ISD
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Callisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Star H S North (tjjd)0.9 mi · 162
- DAEP1.1 mi · 6
- Edison Elementary School1.1 mi · 630
- Gainesville Junior High School2.2 mi · 422
- Gainesville Intermediate School2.5 mi · 480
- Gainesville High School3.4 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W E Chalmers Elementary School?
W E Chalmers Elementary School enrolls approximately 703 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does W E Chalmers Elementary School serve?
W E Chalmers Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W E Chalmers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W E Chalmers Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at W E Chalmers Elementary School?
Student demographics at W E Chalmers Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 65% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is W E Chalmers Elementary School in?
W E Chalmers Elementary School is part of GAINESVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.