Gladewater High School
Public high school in Gladewater, Texas · Gladewater ISD · Grades 9–12
Gladewater High School serves 484 students in grades 9–12 in Gladewater (Upshur County). It is one of 4 schools in Gladewater ISD. By enrollment it is the 919th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Gladewater ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482076002083 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gladewater ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 484 | 1,636 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 13.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.1% | 76.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gladewater High School in context
Size
Gladewater High School is the only high school in Gladewater ISD. Its 484 students are 29.6% of the district's 1,636. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8 miles away with a median enrollment of 212; Gladewater High 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 9 with 137 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 105, against an average of 121 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (105 against 137). 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 White students: 52.5% here and 50.4% across Gladewater ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 21.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.9% across Gladewater ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 39.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 484 students, Gladewater High School has 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 484 students would have about 34.6 teachers, so Gladewater High School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Gladewater High School is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest other high school is Union Grove High School, 2.7 miles away in Union Grove ISD. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high 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
| White | 52.5% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| Black | 19.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 137 |
| Grade 10 | 135 |
| Grade 11 | 107 |
| Grade 12 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2201 W Gay Ave, Gladewater, TX 75647
Phone: (903)845-5591
Website: gladewaterisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gladewater High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove High School | Union Grove ISD | 2.7 mi | 232 | 9.4 | 37.1% |
| White Oak High School | White Oak ISD | 6.1 mi | 406 | 9.9 | 36% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus | Trinity Charter School | 6.7 mi | 18 | 7.5 | – |
| Sabine High School | Sabine ISD | 7.0 mi | 456 | 11.5 | 42.8% |
| Big Sandy High School | Big Sandy ISD | 9.0 mi | 191 | 9.3 | 47.6% |
| Spring Hill High School | Spring Hill ISD | 9.9 mi | 570 | 11.1 | 29.5% |
| Premier H S - Longview | Premier High Schools | 10.4 mi | 43 | 14.3 | 65.1% |
| Texasworks - Longview | Texas Works | 10.4 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gladewater ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladewater Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 371 |
| Gladewater Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 296 |
| Weldon Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 485 |