Located in Gunter, Grayson County, the district extends into a very small portion of northern Collin County. It previously served high school students from the neighboring Tioga Independent School District[4] (however, Tioga began adding high school grades in 2012-2013 and completed doing so in 2015-2016[5]).
Gunter High (9-12), 2008-2009 TEA rating: Exemplary
Competitive programs
In addition to typical University Interscholastic League competitive sports and academic programs common to schools of its size in Texas, Gunter High School has participated in the BEST Robotics program since 1993, winning state titles in 1995, 1998, and 1999.[citation needed]
State Runner Up - 2017 (3A D2),[20] 2021 (3A D2)[21]
Students
Academics
STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)[22]
Subject
Gunter ISD
Region 10
State of Texas
Reading
92%
74%
73%
Mathematics
90%
77%
76%
Writing
90%
71%
69%
Science
88%
80%
79%
Soc. Studies
85%
80%
77%
All Tests
90%
76%
75%
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.[22] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1524, and the average ACT score was 22.3.[22]
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%.[22]
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.[22]
