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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GAINESVILLE H S administration to hear?
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Enrollment
876
High
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE ISD·NCES 482022001975
Gainesville High School
2201 S I-35, GAINESVILLE, TX 76240 · (940) 665-5528 · Cooke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
474 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 242 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 235 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 214 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 185 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GAINESVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 37.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 1.0% | 12.0% | 59.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gainesville High School
Gainesville High School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville High School this school | 876 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Midland Freshman High School MIDLAND | 845 | 55.9% | 54.8% |
| Legacy Freshman High School MIDLAND | 890 | 53.7% | 48.1% |
| Pleasanton High School PLEASANTON | 978 | 55.0% | 52.2% |
| Jarrell High School JARRELL | 1,101 | 58.0% | 47.5% |
| Sealy High School SEALY | 1,002 | 61.3% | 53.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gainesville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cooke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,147 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,402 of 1,425 ▼ 111 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,256 of 1,425 ▲ 60 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #877 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #644 of 2,107 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #928 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #553 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #926 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #555 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
876
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 876 | 54.5 | 16.1:1 | 54% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 59.8 | 14.6:1 | 59% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 56.9 | 15.2:1 | 47% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 73% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 846 | 60.3 | 14.0:1 | 72% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 73% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 62% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 34% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 16 | 41.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gainesville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (846 to 876); teachers down 10% (60.3 to 54.5).
About Gainesville High School
Gainesville High School is a mid-sized high school in Texas, located in GAINESVILLE. Its enrollment is 876 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
The GAINESVILLE ISD system has 5 schools and 3,111 students.
More than half of enrollment at Gainesville High School is Hispanic: 62%. The remaining shares are 27% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Cooke County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gainesville High School scores 54%.
Staffing at Gainesville High School comes to 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Gainesville High School counts 54% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gainesville High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.4% and a predicted 50.6%.
Looking at the county, Cooke County, median household income comes to about $73,932, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 6,986 students.
Gainesville Junior High School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Gainesville High School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 840 to 876. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.2:1 to 16.1:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Gainesville High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GAINESVILLE ISD
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Callisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Gainesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 73 students
Other Gainesville High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gainesville High. Gainesville High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Gainesville HighGainesville, VA · 2,648 students
- Gainesville High SchoolGainesville, GA · 2,077 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 1,825 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGHGAINESVILLE, MO · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Gainesville Junior High School1.2 mi · 422
- Edison Elementary School2.5 mi · 630
- W E Chalmers Elementary School3.4 mi · 703
- Gainesville Intermediate School3.4 mi · 480
- DAEP3.9 mi · 6
- Lone Star H S North (tjjd)4.3 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Gainesville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gainesville High School?
Gainesville High School enrolls approximately 876 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gainesville High School serve?
Gainesville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Gainesville High School have?
Gainesville High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gainesville High School?
At Gainesville High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gainesville High School public or private?
Gainesville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.