Sharon A Richardson Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Union Hill ISD
  • Gilmer, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Union Hill ISD: N/A

Total students

117

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Union Hill ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Union Hill ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Sharon A Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school in Gilmer, TX, in the Union Hill ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 117 students. 47.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.1% 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 $53,189, which is $9,285 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uhisd.com

Address

2197 F M 2088
Gilmer, TX 75644-5559

Office phone number

(903) 762-2139

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sharon A Richardson Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

117

African American

10 (8.5%)

Union Hill ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

24 (20.5%)

Union Hill ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

78 (66.7%)

Union Hill ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

5 (4.3%)

Union Hill ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

8.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

20.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

66.7%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

47.9 %

Union Hill ISD: 45.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

82.1 %

Union Hill ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6 %

Union Hill ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

47.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.0%

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

5.1 %

Union Hill ISD: 4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Union Hill ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.1 %

Union Hill ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.1%

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

Union Hill ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Union Hill ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Union Hill ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Union Hill 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

10.2 %

Union Hill ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

28.6 %

Union Hill ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Union Hill ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Union Hill ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

5.6 %

Union Hill ISD: 15%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Union Hill ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

9 %

Union Hill ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Union Hill ISD: 33.3%

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

12.6

African American

2.6 (20.5%)

Union Hill ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10 (79.5%)

Union Hill ISD: 90.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

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%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

12.6 (100%)

Union Hill ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Union Hill ISD: 0%

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

9.3

Union Hill ISD: 8.6

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

12.1 years

Union Hill ISD: 9.9 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

$53,189

Union Hill ISD: $52,968

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$49,587

Union Hill ISD: $53,132

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,600

Union Hill ISD: $49,992

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$50,510

Union Hill ISD: $49,912

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$55,273

Union Hill ISD: $59,752

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$58,983

Union Hill ISD: $50,752

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$59,040

Union Hill ISD: $59,040

Statewide: $74,014

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