Weldon Elementary School
- Elementary school in Gladewater ISD
- Gladewater, TX
- 2nd grade - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Gladewater ISD: N/A
Total students
490
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Gladewater ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Gladewater ISD: 86.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Weldon Elementary School is an elementary school in Gladewater, TX, in the Gladewater ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 490 students. 35.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,303, which is $12,171 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Amanda Langford
- publicemail@gladewaterisd.com
- (903) 845-6921
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
490
African American
105 (21.4%)
Gladewater ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Gladewater ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.4%)
Gladewater ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
86 (17.6%)
Gladewater ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Gladewater ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
259 (52.9%)
Gladewater ISD: 52.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
36 (7.3%)
Gladewater ISD: 6%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
35.7 %
Gladewater ISD: 41.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
78.8 %
Gladewater ISD: 77.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
8.8 %
Gladewater ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
8.8 %
Gladewater ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.9 %
Gladewater ISD: 6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
20.6 %
Gladewater ISD: 19%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Gladewater ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Gladewater ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Gladewater ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Gladewater 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
18.4 %
Gladewater ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
18.2 %
Gladewater ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Gladewater ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Gladewater ISD: 45.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.3 %
Gladewater ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Gladewater ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
20.1 %
Gladewater ISD: 20.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.5 %
Gladewater ISD: 29.7%
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
39.4
African American
4 (10.1%)
Gladewater ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Gladewater ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Gladewater ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
5 (12.7%)
Gladewater ISD: 9.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gladewater ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
30.4 (77.2%)
Gladewater ISD: 72.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Gladewater ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
2 (5.1%)
Gladewater ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
28.4 (72.1%)
Gladewater ISD: 75.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
9 (22.8%)
Gladewater ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Gladewater ISD: 0.7%
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
12.4
Gladewater ISD: 12.1
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
9.8 years
Gladewater ISD: 11.8 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
$50,303
Gladewater ISD: $55,270
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$38,505
Gladewater ISD: $45,481
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$46,859
Gladewater ISD: $48,795
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$48,600
Gladewater ISD: $53,885
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$56,555
Gladewater ISD: $59,630
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$60,072
Gladewater ISD: $65,583
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$63,000
Gladewater ISD: $64,253
Statewide: $74,014