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Bruce J H School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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
111 Bruce St
Gilmer, TX 75644
Phone
(903) 841-7600
District
GILMER ISD
County
UPSHUR COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
427
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.4% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Bruce J H School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
42%
56%
52%
49%
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
41%
49%
59%
55%
22%
43%
41%
49%
59%
55%
22%
43%
    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
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 203 47.5%
Grade 8 224 52.5%
Total 427 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.4% 62.1% 26.7%
Black 8.5% 10.9% 13.3%
Hispanic 26.3% 25.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.9% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.3% 80.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 74.7% 75.8% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.6% 4.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,517 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 77.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.0% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 24.0% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,224 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.7% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.8% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 10.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,527 $19,077,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $849 $2,483,000 6.8%
Staff $586 $1,712,000 4.7%
General Administration $230 $671,000 1.8%
School Administration $519 $1,518,000 4.2%
Operation $1,205 $3,521,000 9.6%
Transportation $413 $1,206,000 3.3%
Other $297 $867,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,098 $11,978,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,879 $5,492,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $12,503 $36,547,000 100.0%
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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