Gunter Independent School District is a public

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based in Gunter,

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). Located in Gunter, Grayson County, the district extends into a very small portion of northern

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. It previously served high school students from the neighboring

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Schools

*Gunter Elementary (PK-4), 2008-2009 TEA rating: Exemplary *Gunter Middle (5-8), 2008-2009 TEA rating: Exemplary *Gunter High (9-12), 2008-2009 TEA rating: Exemplary

Competitive programs

In addition to typical

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competitive sports and academic programs common to schools of its size in Texas, Gunter High School has participated in the

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program since 1993, winning state titles in 1995, 1998, and 1999. Baseball * State Champion - 1994 (1A), 1998 (2A), * State Runner Up - 1991 (1A) * State Semifinalist - 1985 (1A), 1997 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A) Football * State Champion - 2016 (3A D2), 2019 (3A D2), 2022 (3A D2), 2023 (3A D2), 2024 (3A/D2) * State Runner Up - 2017 (3A D2), 2021 (3A D2)

Students

Academics

Students in Gunter typically outperform local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 90% of students in Gunter ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 76% in Region 10 and 75% in the state of Texas. The average

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score of the class of 2015 was 1524, and the average ACT score was 22.3.

Demographics

In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 822 students, ranging from early childhood education and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 73 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was less than 1%. As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 72.9% White, 21.9% Hispanic, 1.1% American Indian, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 3.2% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 29.9% of the student body.

References

External links

Gunter ISD
{{Education in Collin County, Texas School districts in Grayson County, Texas School districts in Collin County, Texas