Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Gladewater ISD: B

Total students

503

Avg. teacher experience

13.7 years

Gladewater ISD: 14 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Gladewater ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

Weldon Elementary School is an elementary school in Gladewater, TX, in the Gladewater ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 503 students. 61.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,761, which is $9,126 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

314 E Saunders
Gladewater, TX 75647-3137

Office phone number

(903) 845-6921

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Weldon 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

503

African American

107 (21.3%)

Gladewater ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Gladewater ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

83 (16.5%)

Gladewater ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

275 (54.7%)

Gladewater ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (7.2%)

Gladewater ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

16.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

54.7%

Two or more races

7.2%

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

61.2 %

Gladewater ISD: 47.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

73.6 %

Gladewater ISD: 75.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.5 %

Gladewater ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

73.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.3 %

Gladewater ISD: 7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Gladewater ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.5 %

Gladewater ISD: 16%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.3%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

16.5%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

C

Gladewater ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Gladewater ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Gladewater ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Gladewater ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.6 %

Gladewater ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

30 %

Gladewater ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Gladewater ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.2 %

Gladewater ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gladewater ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.2 %

Gladewater ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

29.3 %

Gladewater ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

38

African American

9 (23.7%)

Gladewater ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (10.5%)

Gladewater ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

25 (65.8%)

Gladewater ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30 (78.9%)

Gladewater ISD: 83.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (21.1%)

Gladewater ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Gladewater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.2

Gladewater ISD: 11.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

13.7 years

Gladewater ISD: 14 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

$49,761

Gladewater ISD: $52,296

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,743

Gladewater ISD: $41,207

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,150

Gladewater ISD: $42,965

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,789

Gladewater ISD: $48,613

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,143

Gladewater ISD: $54,883

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,667

Gladewater ISD: $62,404

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$58,375

Gladewater ISD: $59,200

Statewide: $71,111

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