W E Chalmers Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Gainesville ISD
  • Gainesville, TX
  • 2nd grade - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Gainesville ISD: N/A

Total students

711

Avg. teacher experience

7.9 years

Gainesville ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Gainesville ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90.3%

W E Chalmers Elementary School is an elementary school in Gainesville, TX, in the Gainesville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 711 students. 67.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,124, which is $7,350 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gainesvilleisd.org

Address

600 Fm 3092
Gainesville, TX 76240

Office phone number

(940) 665-4147

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in W E Chalmers Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

711

African American

28 (3.9%)

Gainesville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Gainesville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.6%)

Gainesville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

445 (62.6%)

Gainesville ISD: 62.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

194 (27.3%)

Gainesville ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

38 (5.3%)

Gainesville ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

62.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

27.3%

Two or more races

5.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

67.5 %

Gainesville ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

76.4 %

Gainesville ISD: 72.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

31.9 %

Gainesville ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

67.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

31.1 %

Gainesville ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.2 %

Gainesville ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.6 %

Gainesville ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

31.1%

Gifted and talented

3.2%

Special education

16.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Gainesville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Gainesville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Gainesville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Gainesville ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.7 %

Gainesville ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

19.5 %

Gainesville ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Gainesville ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

12.5 %

Gainesville ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

13.1 %

Gainesville ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Gainesville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15 %

Gainesville ISD: 24%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

24.4 %

Gainesville ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.6

African American

1 (2.3%)

Gainesville ISD: 2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

3 (6.9%)

Gainesville ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37.7 (88.5%)

Gainesville ISD: 88.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.3%)

Gainesville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

35.7 (83.8%)

Gainesville ISD: 78%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6.9 (16.2%)

Gainesville ISD: 21%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Gainesville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.7

Gainesville ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

7.9 years

Gainesville ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,124

Gainesville ISD: $57,714

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$54,967

Gainesville ISD: $49,740

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,292

Gainesville ISD: $51,940

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,553

Gainesville ISD: $55,606

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$58,768

Gainesville ISD: $60,812

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,235

Gainesville ISD: $68,464

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Gainesville ISD: $68,023

Statewide: $74,014

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