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Gholson Isd 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
269
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Gholson Isd School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
47%
0%
50%
33%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
47%
50%
47%
58%
46%
54%
47%
50%
47%
58%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
52%
43%
56%
29%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
43%
41%
50%
13%
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
34%
42%
57%
52%
10%
32%
34%
42%
57%
52%
10%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
53%
49%
72%
55%
33%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
45%
46%
77%
54%
13%
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 16 5.9%
Kindergarten 19 7.1%
Grade 1 24 8.9%
Grade 2 15 5.6%
Grade 3 23 8.6%
Grade 4 14 5.2%
Grade 5 16 5.9%
Grade 6 17 6.3%
Grade 7 22 8.2%
Grade 8 18 6.7%
Grade 9 25 9.3%
Grade 10 26 9.7%
Grade 11 16 5.9%
Grade 12 18 6.7%
Total 269 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.8% 67.6% 26.7%
Black 6.2% 6.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 26.0% 26.3% 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 74.3% 74.3% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 70.6% 70.6% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 3.7% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,373 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 69.3 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.8% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.7% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 20.5% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 565 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.3% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.3% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.9% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.5% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,952 $1,607,000 43.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $256 $69,000 1.8%
Staff $130 $35,000 0.9%
General Administration $585 $158,000 4.2%
School Administration $767 $207,000 5.5%
Operation $1,056 $285,000 7.6%
Transportation $211 $57,000 1.5%
Other $685 $185,000 5.0%
Total Support $3,689 $996,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,174 $1,127,000 30.2%
Total Expenditures $13,815 $3,730,000 100.0%
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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