Best Public Schools in Zip Code 77857

Summary:

The 77857 zip code is home to a single school, Gause Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Gause Independent School District (ISD). With a total enrollment of 142 students, Gause Elementary has a mixed performance on the STAAR tests, with some grade levels performing above the state average and others below.

Gause Elementary's 3rd-8th grade reading proficiency rates ranged from 37.5% to 75% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 52.02% to 57.83%. In math, the school's 3rd-8th grade proficiency rates ranged from 31.25% to 62.5%, compared to the state average of 31.12% to 46.88%. The school's science and social studies proficiency rates for 5th and 8th grades were also mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

Gause Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 2062 out of 4675 Texas elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 3190 out of 4647 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 to 3 stars out of 5. Additionally, Gause Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 76.76% and a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Gause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 College	Gause	77857	Milam County	Gause Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-5891	134	14	9.5	76.9%	41 (30.6%)	9 (6.7%)	77 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	42	2637^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.3%		51.6	2082^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	55.8%	555	50.0	46.2	37.5	66.7	40.0	75.0	33.3	46.2	31.3	55.6	50.0	62.5	25.0	62.5	50.0	$13,988

Cities Near Zip Code 77857

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gause	0.37 mi	1	288^th
Hearne	9.31 mi	2	882^nd
Milano	9.9 mi	3	125^th
Mumford	10.12 mi	2	5^th
Calvert	14.28 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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