Gordon School
Public school in Gordon, Texas · Gordon ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Gordon School serves 227 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Gordon (Palo Pinto County). It is the only school in Gordon ISD. By enrollment it is the 193rd largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 9.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Gordon ISD |
| County | Palo Pinto County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482118002125 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gordon ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 227 | 227 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.7% | 57.7% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gordon School in context
Size
Gordon School is the only school in Gordon ISD, so its 227 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 24.8 miles away and have a median of 326 students, so Gordon School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 25 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 9, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than kindergarten (10 against 15). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 75.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 21.1%.
57.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Gordon School has 23.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 227 students would have about 20.6 teachers, so Gordon School has 3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Strawn School, 7.3 miles away in Strawn ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.3% |
| Hispanic | 21.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Kindergarten | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 13 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 16 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 18 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 22 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
112 Rusk, Gordon, TX 76453
Phone: (254)693-5342
Website: gordonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gordon School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawn School | Strawn ISD | 7.3 mi | 172 | 8.7 | 68% |
| Huckabay School | Huckabay ISD | 14.9 mi | 327 | 13.2 | 10.1% |
| Lingleville School | Lingleville ISD | 21.6 mi | 270 | 10.9 | 40.4% |
| Bluff Dale | Bluff Dale ISD | 24.6 mi | 219 | 10.7 | 27.4% |
| Mineral Wells Schools | Mineral Wells ISD | 25.0 mi | 3,275 | 15.3 | 73% |
| Graford School | Graford ISD | 27.7 mi | 339 | 8.7 | 51.6% |
| Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy | Garner ISD | 29.7 mi | 357 | 10.1 | 53.5% |
| Perrin School | Perrin-Whitt CISD | 37.8 mi | 324 | 11.3 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.