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Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary is a public elementary school located in Terrell, Texas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 684 students. The school is part of the Terrell Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 828 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with all groups ranking in the bottom 50% of Texas elementary schools. Its proficiency rates on the STAAR exams are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, and the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Terrell ISD, such as J.W. Long Elementary and Dr. Bruce Wood Elementary, perform similarly to Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary, with low statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates. In contrast, the Terrell ISD's magnet school, Global Leadership Academy, significantly outperforms Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary and the other district schools, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools and achieving proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

671

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,567

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 S Rockwall Ave
Terrell, TX 75160

(972) 563-1443

District: Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herman Furlough Junior Middle
High:	Terrell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

African American:

23.2%

White:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

Texas avg47%

4,324^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

828^th of 961Terrell 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
2025	14.2	4324 of 4651	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	4437 of 4710	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4061 of 4647	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	3992 of 4581	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3723 of 4578	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2915 of 4479	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1646 of 1905	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2218 of 2443	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2143 of 2443	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1947 of 2421	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	2074 of 2444	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1662 of 2515	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	3280 of 4461	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3601 of 4331	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1962 of 4295	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1994 of 2918	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3134 of 3668	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2652 of 3556	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	2583 of 3487	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2477 of 3446	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2708 of 3333	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	3232 of 3744	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4261 of 4658	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4113 of 4588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3999 of 4561	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3872 of 4499	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2779 of 4348	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	2257 of 2619	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.0	1246 of 2958	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	1182 of 3184	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	2684 of 3644	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3719 of 4465	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3450 of 4401	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3530 of 4376	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3178 of 4329	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1907 of 4188	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	3257 of 3705	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4163 of 4594	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3931 of 4521	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3885 of 4477	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	3435 of 4451	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2083 of 4309	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	3317 of 3739	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4147 of 4647	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	3906 of 4585	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3875 of 4563	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3394 of 4498	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3037 of 4357	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	968 of 975	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1105 of 1128	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1081 of 1099	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	976 of 1004	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	901 of 961	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1806 of 3549	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1699 of 4292	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	3379 of 4086	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2826 of 3952	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2557 of 3799	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3101 of 3684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2522 of 2612	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2957 of 3108	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2808 of 3106	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2834 of 3082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	2732 of 3082	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	2480 of 3142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-20 vs state

Science5%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 S Rockwall Ave	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1443	671	37	18.0	83.3%	130 (19.4%)	156 (23.2%)	349 (52.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	14.2	4324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.5	4437^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.8%	113	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.6	34.0	35.4	26.5	26.4	23.9	4.6	$8,567
Global Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 W College St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 551-5796	219	13	16.2	52.5%	88 (40.2%)	21 (9.6%)	97 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	92.2	298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%		94.1	214^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.5%	84				76.5	76.3	87.5	79.4	55.3	81.3	71.9	$9,833
Dr Bruce Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Poetry Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-3750	655	36	18.3	80.6%	112 (17.1%)	106 (16.2%)	396 (60.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	17.4	4166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%		30.4	3442^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.9%	724				26.0	28.4	41.2	22.0	24.8	31.4	18.6	$9,473
J W Long Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Creekside Dr	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1448	681	39	17.4	79.4%	106 (15.6%)	108 (15.9%)	426 (62.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	15.4	4261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.1	4501^st of 4710 public elementary schools	4.4%	240				25.6	20.5	35.0	15.0	20.3	28.2	26.5	$8,206
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-4	2401 Concord Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4300	662	46	14.4	50.8%	149 (22.5%)	340 (51.4%)	118 (17.8%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%		81	714^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	234				56.8	71.3		48.5	62.0			$9,405
Willett Elementary	Public	K-4	1896 S Gateway Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	741	45	16.4	37.8%	238 (32.1%)	258 (34.8%)	183 (24.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.5	1154^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.5%	701				49.4	58.7		44.2	44.9			$6,416
Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.2	4556^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.3%	131				31.9	26.4		21.0	21.6			$10,436
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12755 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4320	580	41	14.2	55.2%	112 (19.3%)	275 (47.4%)	124 (21.4%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		66.6	1272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	73.0%	15				52.3	67.0		61.6	42.3			$9,254
Griffin Elementary	Public	K-4	1130 S Ravenhill Rd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4295	717	43	16.6	48.0%	103 (14.4%)	393 (54.8%)	130 (18.1%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%		52.3	2037^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.8%	111				45.8	45.7		49.4	47.4			$8,922
Crosby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Diamond Creek Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4315	452	34	13.2	53.8%	79 (17.5%)	230 (50.9%)	107 (23.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.5	2989^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.5%	291				41.6	47.4		36.9	46.4			$8,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary

Is Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary a good school?

Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary?

Students at Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 23% African American, 19% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herman Furlough Junior Middle
High : Terrell High School

What district is Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary in?

Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

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