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Weldon Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

3999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Weldon Elementary in Gladewater, TX, serves 485 students in grades 2 through 5 and is part of the Gladewater Independent School District (Isd), a district that has faced significant academic challenges compared to its high-performing neighbors.

Weldon Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15-25% of Texas elementary schools, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance on STAAR exams is well below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 4th Grade Math, only 15.12% of students were proficient, compared to 82.21% at Spring Hill Intermediate and 62.99% at Birch Elementary. While nearly 78% of Weldon students qualify for free or reduced lunch, other schools with similar economic challenges—like Parkway Elementary (75.82% free/reduced lunch, 71st percentile)—achieve far better results, suggesting that poverty alone does not explain the performance gap. The school spends $9,355 per student, which is higher than the high-performing Spring Hill Intermediate ($8,497), indicating that funding is not the primary issue.

There are a few bright spots and critical areas of concern. 5th Grade Reading has shown improvement, rising from 31% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 47.37% in 2025-2026, though it remains below the state average of 58.47%. However, 4th Grade Math has been disastrously low for three consecutive years, with proficiency dropping to just 15.12% in 2025-2026. 5th Grade Science is also a major weakness, with only 18.18% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 29.57% and schools like Union Grove Elementary (48.28%). The surrounding districts of Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd), White Oak Independent School District (Isd), and Union Grove Independent School District (Isd) are all rated 4 or 5 stars, highlighting the systemic challenges within Gladewater ISD.

485

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,536

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 E Saunders
Gladewater, TX 75647-3137

(903) 845-6921

District: Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Weldon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gladewater Middle
High:	Gladewater High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

African American:

20.8%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Texas avg51%

3,999^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 14% (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	20.8	3999 of 4627	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	4133 of 4651	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4167 of 4710	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3928 of 4647	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3554 of 4581	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3413 of 4578	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	3930 of 4479	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3600 of 4359	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	3565 of 4329	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	3314 of 4286	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	3726 of 4320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.3	2836 of 4260	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	3085 of 4221	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	2612 of 4206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	3182 of 4095	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.7	2548 of 3937	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	2874 of 3884	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.1	2662 of 3768	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.3	2143 of 3724	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.0	1476 of 3476	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	1273 of 3475	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.1	2112 of 3465	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	2050 of 2406	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2115 of 2443	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2283 of 2443	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	2084 of 2421	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	2095 of 2444	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1981 of 2515	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	2109 of 2483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	3816 of 4461	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3931 of 4331	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3469 of 4295	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3290 of 4240	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	3295 of 3668	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3208 of 3556	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	2372 of 3487	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	2861 of 3446	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2647 of 3333	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1980 of 3226	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	4009 of 4575	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4103 of 4658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4110 of 4588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3635 of 4561	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3465 of 4499	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3828 of 4348	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3865 of 4306	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	2563 of 2980	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	2495 of 2958	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	2306 of 3006	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2329 of 3184	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2358 of 3106	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3684 of 4413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	4206 of 4465	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	4199 of 4401	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2547 of 4376	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3333 of 4329	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3115 of 4188	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	3474 of 4168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3420 of 4520	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4217 of 4594	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4076 of 4521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3665 of 4477	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3574 of 4451	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3744 of 4309	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3779 of 4264	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3847 of 4582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4164 of 4647	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3685 of 4585	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3496 of 4563	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3286 of 4498	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3776 of 4357	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3141 of 4319	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	1072 of 1106	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	945 of 1128	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1004 of 1099	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	950 of 1004	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	874 of 961	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1040 of 1112	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	945 of 1046	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3195 of 4301	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3098 of 4292	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2365 of 4086	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2007 of 3952	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3030 of 3799	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2066 of 3684	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2976 of 3558	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	2800 of 3006	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	3006 of 3108	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2741 of 3106	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2731 of 3082	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	2841 of 3082	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2995 of 3142	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2825 of 3127	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 7, 2018

We hate this school. My daughter hates it too. We moved dfw area bk out here and man let me tell you, this place is half assed about everything. I think they are just trying to figure out as it goes along. One day of the week we have a project 2 days later(after its started) oh you dnt need to do that anymore. They test low so they paid the scores with extra credit. Seriously can't wait to find a new house because my daughter went from loving school and doing great. To struggling a good bit... to still getting a-b report card somehow... padding the stats Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
White Oak Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 291-2150	349	26	13.1	43.8%	277 (79.4%)	8 (2.3%)	37 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)								(n/a)									$8,602
White Oak Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 291-2100	311	25	12.5	40.2%	256 (82.3%)	10 (3.2%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	71.9	1057^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.2%		76.1	901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	156	57.3	62.9	65.6		50.0	53.3	67.7		$7,608
Sabine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	645 Access Rd (Cr 3634)	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-5320	618	40	15.4	55.2%	393 (63.6%)	18 (2.9%)	163 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	38.4	2862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	38.1%		47.2	2306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	556	37.3	57.0			27.5	42.6			$6,963
Birch Elementary	Public	1-4	815 Birch Dr	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5120	656	42	15.5	69.1%	245 (37.3%)	153 (23.3%)	200 (30.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	82.6	676^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.5	590^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.3%	86	74.4	62.3			60.5	63.0			$8,355
Pine Tree Pri	Public	PK-K	1808 Silver Falls Rd	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5095	498	29	17.4	79.7%	148 (29.7%)	112 (22.5%)	197 (39.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)								(n/a)									$9,734
Spring Hill Intermediate	Public	3-5	3211 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 323-7701	454	31	14.7	38.5%	276 (60.8%)	44 (9.7%)	99 (21.8%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	87.7	467^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.7	309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.4%	158	72.1	70.6	68.0		60.3	82.2	71.2		$8,674
Spring Hill Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 323-7848	426	31	13.8	44.1%	242 (56.8%)	54 (12.7%)	101 (23.7%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)									$8,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Weldon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Weldon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Weldon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gladewater Middle
High : Gladewater High School

Is Weldon Elementary a good school?

Weldon Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Weldon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Weldon Elementary.

What district is Weldon Elementary in?

Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Weldon Elementary?

Students at Weldon Elementary are 52% White, 21% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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