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Gholson School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
137 Hamilton Dr
Waco, TX 76705
Phone
(254) 829-1528
District
GHOLSON ISD
County
MCLENNAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
262
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.0% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Gholson School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
47%
46%
50%
23%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
29%
47%
29%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
52%
31%
56%
35%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
43%
52%
50%
36%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
42%
63%
52%
47%
32%
55%
42%
63%
52%
47%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
49%
60%
55%
27%
43%
44%
49%
60%
55%
27%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
60%
46%
83%
54%
36%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 11 4.2%
Kindergarten 21 8.0%
Grade 1 21 8.0%
Grade 2 20 7.6%
Grade 3 15 5.7%
Grade 4 14 5.3%
Grade 5 18 6.9%
Grade 6 24 9.2%
Grade 7 20 7.6%
Grade 8 27 10.3%
Grade 9 26 9.9%
Grade 10 16 6.1%
Grade 11 21 8.0%
Grade 12 8 3.1%
Total 262 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.0% 71.7% 26.7%
Black 3.6% 3.6% 13.3%
Hispanic 24.4% 24.7% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.0% 66.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 64.1% 64.1% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 1.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,273 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 64.3 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 543 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.3% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.2% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,099 $1,604,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $221 $58,000 2.0%
Staff $278 $73,000 2.6%
General Administration $308 $81,000 2.8%
School Administration $555 $146,000 5.1%
Operation $1,000 $263,000 9.2%
Transportation $205 $54,000 1.9%
Other $563 $148,000 5.2%
Total Support $3,129 $823,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,608 $423,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $10,837 $2,850,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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