W H GASTON MIDDLE

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Regular School · DALLAS, TX

W H GASTON MIDDLE is a regular school school in DALLAS, Texas, serving grades 06–08 with 757 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

757

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	626	83%
Black or African American	94	12%
White	22	3%
Two or more races	8	1%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	757	422M / 335F

English Language Learners: 428 (57% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -19.4pp	36.4%	746
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -16.3pp	41.3%	737
Science Proficiency	18.0%	—	294

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

+0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

100 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

285

37.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	757	100%

Contact & Location

9565 MERCER DR

DALLAS, TX 75228

Phone: (972)502-5400

http://www.dallasisd.org/gaston

District

DALLAS ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,838

District enrollment: 141,169

Other Schools in District

ADELFA BOTELLO CALLEJO EL Elementary
ADELLE TURNER EL Elementary
ALBERT C BLACK JR STEAM ACADEMY Elementary
ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY SCHOOL Elementary
ANNE FRANK EL Elementary
ANNIE WEBB BLANTON EL Elementary
ANSON JONES EL Elementary
ARCADIA PARK EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 75228) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

481623001261

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD