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Gilmer Elementary

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Gilmer Elementary ranks 1326 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Gilmer Elementary in Gilmer, TX, is a large K-4 school serving 1,042 students within the top-rated Gilmer Independent School District (Isd). The school has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from a low-performing school to a solidly above-average institution that now ranks in the 71st percentile of Texas elementary schools. This sustained improvement is especially impressive given that over 76% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a common indicator of economic challenges.

What truly sets Gilmer Elementary apart is its exceptional ability to support students from all backgrounds. The school ranks in the 85th percentile for its low-income students, a standout achievement that far exceeds nearby schools with similar poverty levels. For example, Weldon Elementary and Sharon A. Richardson Elementary both serve high-poverty populations but rank in the bottom 15% of all schools. Gilmer also excels with its Special Education students (91st percentile) and Gifted and Talented students (92nd percentile), demonstrating a rare ability to meet the needs of learners at both ends of the spectrum. While schools like Spring Hill Intermediate (93rd percentile) and Robert F Hunt Elementary (89th percentile) outperform Gilmer overall, they serve a much more affluent student body, making Gilmer's achievements particularly noteworthy.

Gilmer's consistent above-average STAAR test scores in Reading and Math for grades 3 and 4 provide further evidence of a stable and effective academic program. The school's per-student spending of $10,383 is higher than some high-performing peers but appears to be used efficiently given the strong outcomes. The primary area for future focus is improving performance for its Multi-Racial student population, which currently ranks in the bottom 20%. Overall, Gilmer Elementary is a compelling example of a school that has successfully transformed itself and is now a standout choice for families in the region.

1,042

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,826

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Us Hwy 271 N
Gilmer, TX 75644-0040

(903) 841-7700

District: Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gilmer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bruce J H
	Gilmer Intermediate
High:	Gilmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Texas avg49%

1,326^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 55 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

216^th of 951Gilmer Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	1326 of 4627	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	1283 of 4651	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	1606 of 4710	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	1655 of 4647	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	1924 of 4581	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	2028 of 4578	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	2674 of 4479	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3037 of 4359	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	3247 of 4329	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	3603 of 4286	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	3724 of 4320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	3412 of 4260	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	2651 of 4221	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3417 of 4206	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	3422 of 4095	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	2820 of 3937	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.0	2598 of 3884	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	3065 of 3768	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	3535 of 3724	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	621 of 2406	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	373 of 1905	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	1055 of 2443	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	1024 of 2443	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	1009 of 2421	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	1093 of 2444	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	1779 of 2515	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2034 of 2483	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	2042 of 4461	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	2421 of 4331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3368 of 4295	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3191 of 4240	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1533 of 2918	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1716 of 3668	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	1627 of 3556	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	633 of 3487	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	1337 of 3446	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	2209 of 3333	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2350 of 3226	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1721 of 4575	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	1384 of 3744	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	1804 of 4658	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1854 of 4588	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2038 of 4561	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	1552 of 4499	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2367 of 4348	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2378 of 4306	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	601 of 3075	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	57.5	1600 of 2980	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	1366 of 3006	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	2570 of 3184	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	1404 of 4413	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	993 of 3644	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	1692 of 4465	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	2823 of 4401	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	1762 of 4376	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	2001 of 4329	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	2420 of 4188	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2898 of 4168	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	661 of 4520	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	542 of 3705	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	1196 of 4594	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1027 of 4521	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1041 of 4477	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	1343 of 4451	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	2727 of 4309	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2972 of 4264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	1060 of 4582	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	717 of 3739	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	1409 of 4647	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1566 of 4585	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1842 of 4563	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	2511 of 4498	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2792 of 4357	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3471 of 4319	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	898 of 1106	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	661 of 975	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	664 of 1128	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	697 of 1099	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	763 of 1004	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	579 of 961	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	821 of 1112	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	918 of 1046	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1327 of 4301	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.0	314 of 3549	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	56.1	1498 of 4292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	883 of 4086	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	1179 of 3952	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.4	2608 of 3799	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2109 of 3684	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2572 of 3558	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	1502 of 3006	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	1141 of 2612	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1904 of 3108	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	1697 of 3106	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2047 of 3082	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	2400 of 3082	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2544 of 3142	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	2664 of 3127	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+8 vs state

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Gilmer Elementary	Public	K-4	1625 Us Hwy 271 N	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7700	1,042	68	15.4	76.1%	588 (56.4%)	86 (8.3%)	245 (23.5%)	15 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (9.7%)	65.4	1326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.6	1283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.4%	43	55.4	63.8			48.2	50.9			$7,826
Sharon A Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2139	141	9	15.3	73.8%	92 (65.2%)	11 (7.8%)	31 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	35.5	3048^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		16.1	4226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%	1178	75.0	23.1	42.1		75.0	7.7	31.6		$10,693
Harmony Intermediate	Public	4-5	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-7077	124	16	8.0	52.4%	95 (76.6%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	61.8	1528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.0%		73.3	988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%	540		55.1	64.9			47.8	56.1		$9,681
Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5496	263	26	10.1	64.3%	193 (73.4%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)	52.2				38.8				$8,955
Robert F Hunt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11150 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 663-8004	537	34	15.5	40.4%	429 (79.9%)	32 (6.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	79.3	781^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		86.2	529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	252	61.5	62.6	82.7		55.4	56.0	64.3		$6,246
Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	377	32	11.7	67.4%	227 (60.2%)	14 (3.7%)	111 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	30.4	3402^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	191	45.3	39.2	55.4		27.8	21.6	41.1		$9,631
Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10920 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Upshur County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-3481	376	29	12.8	47.3%	318 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	66	1302^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.5	1109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%	193	41.7	71.4	60.3	60.0	46.8	42.9	66.7	61.7	$7,780
Gladewater Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Gay Ave	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-2254	296	26	11.2	83.1%	137 (46.3%)	67 (22.6%)	55 (18.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.5%)								(n/a)									$10,923
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	320	24	13.3	67.2%	212 (66.3%)	33 (10.3%)	52 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	24.4	3780^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.3%		57.4	1701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	2079	36.4	50.0	42.3		34.6	16.7	30.8		$8,298
Weldon Elementary	Public	2-5	314 E Saunders	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-6921	485	34	14.1	77.7%	251 (51.8%)	101 (20.8%)	93 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	20.8	3999^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.1	4133^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	134	31.1	29.9	47.4		32.4	15.1	37.7		$9,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilmer Elementary

What district is Gilmer Elementary in?

Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)

Is Gilmer Elementary a good school?

Gilmer Elementary ranks 1326^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gilmer Elementary?

Students at Gilmer Elementary are 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Gilmer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,042 students attended Gilmer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gilmer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilmer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bruce J H
Middle : Gilmer Intermediate
High : Gilmer High School

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