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Sharon A Richardson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sharon A Richardson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gilmer, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 117 students. The school is part of the Union Hill Independent School District, which is ranked 877 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharon A Richardson Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on STAAR tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were significantly lower than the state averages, ranging from 0% to 55.56% proficient, compared to the state averages of 44.88% to 57.83%. Over the past 10 years, the school has ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with its ranking ranging from 1,805 out of 4,578 schools in 2020-2021 to 4,226 out of 4,651 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance on STAAR tests also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with a notable gap in academic achievement between genders.

When comparing Sharon A Richardson Elementary to the nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. For example, Union Grove Elementary, located 16.99 miles away, has consistently outperformed Sharon A Richardson Elementary on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 41.67% to 72% in reading and 46.67% to 70% in math for the 2024-2025 school year. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Sharon A Richardson Elementary, coupled with the school's underperformance on standardized tests, suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

141

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,693

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2197 F M 2088
Gilmer, TX 75644-5559

(903) 762-2139

District: Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sharon A Richardson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Union Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Texas avg47%

4,226^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

877^th of 961Union Hill 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	16.1	4226 of 4651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2954 of 4710	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2773 of 4647	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	2242 of 4581	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	1805 of 4578	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.0	4016 of 4479	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3144 of 4359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.1	2652 of 4329	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	2938 of 4286	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.8	2178 of 4320	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.8	1939 of 4260	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	2179 of 4221	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	2725 of 4206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	2291 of 4095	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.9	2932 of 3937	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	3448 of 3884	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.0	2619 of 3768	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	1985 of 3724	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.7	2554 of 3476	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.8	1996 of 3475	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.8	1240 of 3465	64.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.2	4359 of 4461	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	4216 of 4331	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3925 of 4295	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3961 of 4240	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	2827 of 3744	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3009 of 4658	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2729 of 4588	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	1623 of 4561	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	1544 of 4499	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	3472 of 4348	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2683 of 4306	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	3001 of 3644	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	3525 of 3705	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	2416 of 4594	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2336 of 4521	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	1310 of 4477	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	1696 of 4451	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	3410 of 4309	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3192 of 4264	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	3694 of 3739	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3573 of 4647	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	2951 of 4585	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2806 of 4563	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	1955 of 4498	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.6	4013 of 4357	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3713 of 4319	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2486 of 2612	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2599 of 3108	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	2564 of 3106	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	2080 of 3082	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	2231 of 3082	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	2964 of 3142	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2518 of 3127	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-49 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-33 vs state

Science11%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Sharon A Richardson Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	16.1	4226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%		38	2954^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.3%	1272	6.3	36.4	55.6		0.0	9.1	27.8		11.1	$10,693
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%)	66.6	1283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.4%		59.9	1606^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.9%	323	59.5	55.4			53.7	50.5				$7,826
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%)	73.3	988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%		66.5	1283^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	72.8%	295		68.4	74.2			68.4	34.9		42.4	$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)	54.0				59.2					$8,955
Pittsburg Elementary	Public	2-4	110 Fulton St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6472	480	32	15.1	73.3%	166 (34.6%)	57 (11.9%)	219 (45.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	84.6	587^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.4%		49.4	2201^st of 4710 public elementary schools	53.3%	1614	73.2	63.4			76.7	58.5				$7,728
Pittsburg Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	405 Broach St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6482	426	36	11.7	81.0%	138 (32.4%)	65 (15.3%)	194 (45.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)										$9,390
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%)	86.2	529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%		85	572^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	87.9%	43	73.3	79.4	83.9		52.2	59.8	65.2		47.3	$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%)	27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%		40.9	2789^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.8%	804	33.3	32.7	48.0		25.9	21.8	31.0		32.4	$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%)	70.5	1109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%		55.1	1874^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.2%	765	67.6	41.7	65.5	72.0	67.6	46.7	48.3	70.0	48.3	$7,780
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%)	57.4	1701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%		51.8	2070^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.1%	369	46.0	34.0	76.0		43.2	39.6	58.0		46.0	$8,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon A Richardson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sharon A Richardson Elementary?

Students at Sharon A Richardson Elementary are 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Sharon A Richardson Elementary a good school?

Sharon A Richardson Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Sharon A Richardson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Sharon A Richardson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sharon A Richardson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharon A Richardson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Union Hill High School

What district is Sharon A Richardson Elementary in?

Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)

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