GORDON SCHOOL

GORDON SCHOOL is a combined-grade school of intimate scale in GORDON, Texas, part of GORDON ISD, educateing 227 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

GORDON SCHOOL is a school of GORDON ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, GORDON SCHOOL lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Palo Pinto County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at GORDON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Palo Pinto County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GORDON SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

Around the school, Palo Pinto County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,674, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Palo Pinto County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,087 students), of which GORDON SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: STRAWN SCHOOL, around 7.3 miles off. On composite proficiency, GORDON SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 182 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.