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Gladewater High School

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Gladewater High School ranks 1055 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 47% of Texas high schools

Summary

Gladewater High School serves 484 students in grades 9-12 within the Gladewater Independent School District (Isd), located in a community where 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a rate significantly higher than nearby schools like Spring Hill High School (29%) and White Oak High School (36%).

Academically, the school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 47th percentile statewide, showing a unique strength in U.S. History where 72% of students are proficient—outpacing the state average and most local peers. However, Algebra I remains a significant challenge, with only 40% of students proficient compared to the state average of 54%. The school has shown a pattern of recovery and inconsistency, rebounding from a low point in 2021-2022 to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025, but then dropping back slightly. Notably, the school spends less per student ($12,979) than several higher-performing neighbors, including Union Grove High School ($14,245), despite serving a more economically disadvantaged population.

For parents, this means Gladewater High School offers a dedicated environment where students can excel in subjects like U.S. History, but may need extra support in math. The school has shown recent improvement for its Special Education and Multi-racial student groups, though overall performance for students from low-income backgrounds remains below the school's average. When comparing options, families should consider that Gladewater faces steeper challenges than nearby districts like Spring Hill High School or Union Grove High School, which serve more affluent communities. The school's ability to achieve a unique strength in history while working to improve math outcomes reflects a focused effort worth exploring further.

484

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,160

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 W Gay Ave
Gladewater, TX 75647-4352

(903) 845-5591

District: Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Gladewater High School:

Elementary:	Gladewater Pri
	Weldon Elementary
Middle:	Gladewater Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

21.5%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Algebra I scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Texas avg62%

1,055^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

769^th of 951Gladewater 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	46.3	1055 of 2009	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	880 of 1974	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	1129 of 1990	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1054 of 1961	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1230 of 1876	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	1026 of 1861	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1001 of 1857	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	804 of 1797	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.4	976 of 1777	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.0	780 of 1762	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	1080 of 1743	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.9	1009 of 1734	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	1001 of 1652	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	1173 of 1603	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.4	853 of 1672	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.7	788 of 1568	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.5	783 of 1539	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.6	758 of 1510	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	1004 of 1497	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	772 of 1430	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.9	826 of 1429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	937 of 1427	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	714 of 1086	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	769 of 1065	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	565 of 1069	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	680 of 1031	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	764 of 1020	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	702 of 1024	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	436 of 1013	57.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	1621 of 1837	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1327 of 1829	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1238 of 1810	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1059 of 1784	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	976 of 1437	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	846 of 1371	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1165 of 1278	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	784 of 1195	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1086 of 1136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1094 of 1113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1093 of 1936	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1083 of 1880	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1137 of 1891	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1228 of 1841	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	861 of 1815	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	772 of 1798	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	824 of 1781	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	692 of 1206	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	676 of 1182	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	463 of 1172	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	442 of 1177	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	760 of 1145	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1019 of 1137	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	1027 of 1860	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1125 of 1805	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1018 of 1820	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1186 of 1762	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	622 of 1743	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	750 of 1714	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	625 of 1691	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1098 of 1937	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1092 of 1884	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	951 of 1897	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1188 of 1847	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	1050 of 1848	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1108 of 1818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	863 of 1794	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	999 of 1954	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1188 of 1891	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	918 of 1913	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	1229 of 1853	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	1133 of 1840	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1240 of 1824	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	903 of 1803	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	404 of 713	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	641 of 731	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	508 of 677	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	590 of 664	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	525 of 588	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	465 of 604	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	365 of 582	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	893 of 1581	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1156 of 1548	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	825 of 1478	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	666 of 1418	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	985 of 1382	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1052 of 1357	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	584 of 1347	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	1013 of 1584	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1086 of 1556	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1013 of 1576	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1198 of 1525	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	960 of 1510	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1046 of 1526	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1045 of 1539	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History72%~ state avg

Biology65%-5 vs state

English II Reading58%~ state avg

English I Reading51%-4 vs state

Algebra I40%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Gladewater High School	Public	9-12	2201 W Gay Ave	Gladewater	75647	Upshur County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-5591	484	40	12.1	73.1%	254 (52.5%)	94 (19.4%)	104 (21.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	46.3	1055^th of 2009 public high schools	47.5%		51.3	880^th of 1974 public high schools	55.4%	175	40.2	65.3	51.2	57.6	72.5	$13,160
Union Grove High School	Public	9-12	11377 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Upshur County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 845-5506	232	25	9.4	37.1%	191 (82.3%)	3 (1.3%)	29 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	67.9	482^nd of 2009 public high schools	76.0%		70	416^th of 1974 public high schools	78.9%	66	55.4	80.7	75.0	80.0	68.6	$13,244
White Oak High School	Public	9-12	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2000	406	41	9.8	36.0%	339 (83.5%)	4 (1.0%)	35 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	75.5	315^th of 2009 public high schools	84.3%		73.4	336^th of 1974 public high schools	83.0%	21	52.2	86.0	79.8	80.8	85.1	$12,705
Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	1085 Private Rd 3481	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 565-6801	18	2	7.5		7 (38.9%)	4 (22.2%)	7 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1782^nd of 2009 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	1826^th of 1974 public high schools	7.5%	44	0.0		20.0	40.0		$20,926
Sabine High School	Public	9-12	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-8587	456	40	11.4	42.8%	312 (68.4%)	14 (3.1%)	109 (23.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	57.9	741^st of 2009 public high schools	63.1%		63	599^th of 1974 public high schools	69.7%	142	46.2	70.1	65.9	65.2	76.6	$10,261
Big Sandy High School	Public	9-12	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	191	20	9.3	47.6%	128 (67.0%)	24 (12.6%)	23 (12.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	50	947^th of 2009 public high schools	52.9%		44.3	1057^th of 1974 public high schools	46.5%	110	42.9	74.4	50.0	50.9	78.6	$13,839
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	2800 E George Richey	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 446-3338	570	51	11.0	29.5%	357 (62.6%)	55 (9.6%)	123 (21.6%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	74.8	334^th of 2009 public high schools	83.4%		76.9	273^rd of 1974 public high schools	86.2%	61	47.5	90.6	78.0	86.1	79.4	$9,837
Premier H S - Longview	Public, Charter	9-12	1905 W Loop 281 Ste 21	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 962-2933	43	3	14.3	65.1%	21 (48.8%)	11 (25.6%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	2	1975^th of 2009 public high schools	1.7%		6.8	1831^st of 1974 public high schools	7.2%	144	0.0	0.0	11.1	16.7	17.7	$17,761
Texasworks - Longview	Public, Charter	9-12	1905 W Loop 281 Ste 21	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	15	1	15.0		6 (40.0%)	7 (46.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pine Tree High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Fairmont St	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5031	1,257	92	13.6	58.6%	404 (32.1%)	263 (20.9%)	497 (39.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	74 (5.9%)	44.6	1113^th of 2009 public high schools	44.6%		44.1	1063^rd of 1974 public high schools	46.1%	50	36.6	63.4	60.3	62.1	58.4	$10,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Gladewater High School

Is Gladewater High School a good school?

Gladewater High School ranks 1055^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gladewater High School?

Students at Gladewater High School are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Gladewater High School?

Gladewater High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gladewater Pri
Elementary : Weldon Elementary
Middle : Gladewater Middle

What district is Gladewater High School in?

Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Gladewater High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Gladewater High School.

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