Gainesville Intermediate School
Public middle school in Gainesville, Texas · Gainesville ISD · Grades 5–6
Gainesville Intermediate School serves 480 students in grades 5–6 in Gainesville (Cooke County). It is one of 5 schools in Gainesville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1118th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 27.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Gainesville ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482022001977 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gainesville ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 480 | 3,111 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 17 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.2% | 66.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gainesville Intermediate School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Gainesville ISD, Gainesville Intermediate School is the largest, with 15.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 14.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 335; Gainesville Intermediate School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 258 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 222, against an average of 240 per grade. This year grade 6 has 16% more students than grade 5 (258 against 222). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 61.9% here and 63.2% across Gainesville ISD. White students are next, at 27.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.3% across Gainesville ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 27.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 480 students, Gainesville Intermediate School has 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 480 students would have about 33.3 teachers, so Gainesville Intermediate School has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Gainesville Intermediate School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Gainesville Junior High School, 2.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.9% |
| White | 27.1% |
| Black | 5% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 222 |
| Grade 6 | 258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2100 N Grand Ave, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940)668-6662
Website: gainesvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gainesville Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Junior High School | Gainesville ISD | 2.5 mi | 422 | 15.4 | 63.5% |
| Callisburg Middle School | Callisburg ISD | 7.8 mi | 287 | 13.9 | 38% |
| Valley View Middle School | Valley View ISD | 11.8 mi | 234 | 9.4 | 35% |
| Whitesboro Middle School | Whitesboro ISD | 12.4 mi | 372 | 13.1 | 60.8% |
| S and S Cons Middle School | S and S CISD | 16.4 mi | 298 | 14.4 | 37.6% |
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus | Sanger ISD | 19.8 mi | 213 | 17.3 | 54.5% |
| Sanger Middle School | Sanger ISD | 20.0 mi | 426 | 17.1 | 42.7% |
| Pilot Point Selz Middle School | Pilot Point ISD | 20.7 mi | 378 | 14 | 47.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gainesville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 630 |
| Gainesville High School | High | 9–12 | 876 |
| Gainesville Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 422 |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 703 |