Weldon Elementary

Public 2-5

 314 E Saunders
       Gladewater, TX  75647-3137


(903) 845-6921

District: Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3928th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,355 Help


Students who attend Weldon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gladewater Middle
High:    Gladewater High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  529

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.0%
African American:
21.4%
Hispanic:
17.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.9% Help


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Compare Details Weldon Elementary ranks worse than 84.5% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Weldon Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55%), African American (21.4%), Hispanic (17%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Weldon Elementary is 14. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Weldon Elementary is $9,355.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Weldon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Weldon Elementary 3928th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Weldon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
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Gifted and Talented students:
Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Gladewater Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Gladewater Independent School District (Isd) 658th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Weldon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.14 2112th 3465 39.0%
2005 64.78 1273rd 3475 63.4%
2006 60.95 1476th 3476 57.5%
2007 51.26 2143rd 3724 42.5%
2008 40.12 2662nd 3768 29.4%
2009 37.31 2874th 3884 26.0%
2010 45.69 2548th 3937 35.3%
2011 34.84 3182nd 4095 22.3%
2012 44.61 2612th 4206 37.9%
2013 36.08 3085th 4221 26.9%
2014 41.26 2836th 4260 33.4%
2015 21.09 3726th 4320 13.8%
2016 29.52 3314th 4286 22.7%
2017 23.65 3565th 4329 17.6%
2018 23.71 3600th 4359 17.4%
2019 19.80 3930th 4479 12.3%
2021 26.54 3413th 4578 25.4%
2022 26.85 3554th 4581 22.4%
2023 21.25 3928th 4647 15.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.30 945th 1046 9.7%
2019 12.46 1040th 1112 6.5%
2021 16.27 874th 961 9.1%
2022 13.26 950th 1004 5.4%
2023 15.81 1004th 1099 8.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.86 1980th 3226 38.6%
2019 30.70 2647th 3333 20.6%
2021 26.81 2861st 3446 17.0%
2022 37.01 2372nd 3487 32.0%
2023 21.07 3208th 3556 9.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.18 2976th 3558 16.4%
2019 39.92 2066th 3684 43.9%
2021 27.19 3030th 3799 20.2%
2022 43.77 2007th 3952 49.2%
2023 39.16 2365th 4086 42.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.08 3779th 4264 11.4%
2019 25.13 3744th 4309 13.1%
2021 27.32 3574th 4451 19.7%
2022 27.40 3665th 4477 18.1%
2023 20.41 4076th 4521 9.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.28 3865th 4306 10.2%
2019 20.87 3828th 4348 12.0%
2021 25.86 3465th 4499 23.0%
2022 26.75 3635th 4561 20.3%
2023 18.45 4110th 4588 10.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.89 2358th 3106 24.1%
2019 41.93 2329th 3184 26.9%
2021 31.38 2306th 3006 23.3%
2022 29.74 2495th 2958 15.7%
2023 28.90 2563rd 2980 14.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.03 3290th 4240 22.4%
2019 29.05 3469th 4295 19.2%
2021 21.86 3931st 4331 9.2%
2022 24.65 3816th 4461 14.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.66 3141st 4319 27.3%
2019 21.46 3776th 4357 13.3%
2021 28.57 3286th 4498 26.9%
2022 28.23 3496th 4563 23.4%
2023 25.81 3685th 4585 19.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.85 2109th 2483 15.1%
2019 29.70 1981st 2515 21.2%
2021 24.08 2095th 2444 14.3%
2022 23.86 2084th 2421 13.9%
2023 17.09 2283rd 2443 6.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.91 3474th 4168 16.7%
2019 32.79 3115th 4188 25.6%
2021 28.52 3333rd 4329 23.0%
2022 43.41 2547th 4376 41.8%
2023 13.74 4199th 4401 4.6%
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Rank History for White students at Weldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.97 2825th 3127 9.7%
2019 12.47 2995th 3142 4.7%
2021 15.37 2841st 3082 7.8%
2022 19.50 2731st 3082 11.4%
2023 20.07 2741st 3106 11.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Weldon Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Saturday, April 7, 2018

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Weldon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 247 50 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1990 250 62 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 318
1991 270 64 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1992 301 91 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1993 288 81 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 377
1994 298 72 2 8 2 n/a n/a 0 382
1995 237 51 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 298
1996 237 51 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 298
1997 237 69 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 317
1998 245 62 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 319
1999 246 68 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2000 220 59 1 13 2 n/a n/a 0 295
2001 223 58 1 16 3 n/a n/a 0 301
2002 224 55 5 18 2 n/a n/a 0 304
2003 224 55 5 18 2 n/a n/a 0 304
2004 230 54 6 20 1 n/a n/a 0 311
2005 218 67 2 18 0 n/a n/a 0 305
2006 226 62 0 18 1 n/a n/a 0 307
2007 241 72 2 29 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2008 213 77 1 32 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2009 221 65 2 24 1 n/a n/a 0 313
2010 189 79 5 35 1 n/a n/a 0 309
2011 183 68 4 37 0 0 7 0 299
2012 192 52 3 40 0 0 17 0 304
2013 160 47 2 54 1 0 16 0 280
2014 151 50 2 51 1 0 18 0 273
2015 158 55 1 42 0 0 18 0 274
2016 151 59 1 39 0 0 15 0 265
2017 303 100 1 99 0 0 19 0 522
2018 317 92 1 102 0 0 33 0 545
2019 280 100 3 112 0 0 38 0 533
2020 288 113 2 94 0 0 39 0 536
2021 275 113 3 83 0 0 40 0 514
2022 275 107 2 83 0 0 36 0 503
2023 291 113 2 90 0 0 33 0 529

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Weldon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 301 n/a n/a n/a
1990 318 21.0 15.1 n/a
1991 342 20.9 16.3 n/a
1992 402 23.0 17.4 42.3
1993 377 23.0 16.4 44.6
1994 382 23.3 16.4 23.3
1995 298 21.3 14.0 39.6
1996 298 21.3 14.0 39.6
1997 317 21.0 15.1 39.1
1998 319 21.0 15.2 43.6
1999 329 21.3 15.4 53.2
2000 295 23.1 12.8 52.9
2001 301 24.1 12.5 54.8
2002 304 20.0 15.2 56.3
2003 304 20.0 15.2 56.3
2004 311 21.2 14.7 54.3
2005 305 21.2 14.4 61
2006 307 21.2 14.5 64.5
2007 344 21.2 16.2 56.1
2008 323 22.2 14.5 57
2009 313 22.0 14.2 62
2010 309 22.1 13.9 70.9
2011 299 22.4 13.3 66.6
2012 304 20.2 15.0 70.4
2013 280 19.8 14.1 73.6
2014 273 20.6 13.2 70
2015 274 18.0 15.2 52.9
2016 265 20.0 13.2 72.5
2017 522 40.1 13.0 70.1
2018 545 42.9 12.6 71.4
2019 533 42.6 12.4 77.1
2020 536 40.1 13.3 74.1
2021 514 41.0 12.5 75.7
2022 503 37.9 13.2 73.6
2023 529 37.6 14.0 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Weldon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 301 n/a n/a n/a
1990 318 21.0 15.1 n/a
1991 342 20.9 16.3 n/a
1992 402 23.0 17.4 42.3
1993 377 23.0 16.4 44.6
1994 382 23.3 16.4 23.3
1995 298 21.3 14.0 39.6
1996 298 21.3 14.0 39.6
1997 317 21.0 15.1 39.1
1998 319 21.0 15.2 43.6
1999 329 21.3 15.4 53.2
2000 295 23.1 12.8 52.9
2001 301 24.1 12.5 54.8
2002 304 20.0 15.2 56.3
2003 304 20.0 15.2 56.3
2004 311 21.2 14.7 54.3
2005 305 21.2 14.4 61
2006 307 21.2 14.5 64.5
2007 344 21.2 16.2 56.1
2008 323 22.2 14.5 57
2009 313 22.0 14.2 62
2010 309 22.1 13.9 70.9
2011 299 22.4 13.3 66.6
2012 304 20.2 15.0 70.4
2013 280 19.8 14.1 73.6
2014 273 20.6 13.2 70
2015 274 18.0 15.2 52.9
2016 265 20.0 13.2 72.5
2017 522 40.1 13.0 70.1
2018 545 42.9 12.6 71.4
2019 533 42.6 12.4 77.1
2020 536 40.1 13.3 74.1
2021 514 41.0 12.5 75.7
2022 503 37.9 13.2 73.6
2023 529 37.6 14.0 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Weldon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $971 (11.8%) $7,289 (88.2%) $8,261
2020 $879 (10.4%) $7,591 (89.6%) $8,470
2021 $1,147 (12.3%) $8,208 (87.7%) $9,355

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Weldon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3930th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3928th of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Weldon Elementary)3137
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))3137
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Weldon Elementary)2635
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))2635
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Weldon Elementary)2729
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))2729
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Weldon Elementary)3322
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))3322
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Weldon Elementary)3231
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))3231
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Weldon Elementary)4028
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))4028
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Weldon Elementary)3520
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Gladewater Independent School District (Isd))3520
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533529
 0.8%
African American100113
 13%
American Indian00
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic11290
 19.6%
Pacific Islander00
White280291
 3.9%
Two or More Races3833
 13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.1%77.9%
 0.8%


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Weldon Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Weldon Elementary are 55% White, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Weldon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gladewater Middle
High : Gladewater High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 529 students attended Weldon Elementary.


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