Gordon Independent School District

Gordon Independent School District
First school building in Gordon, Texas
Address
112 Rusk Street ESC Region 11 Gordon , Palo Pinto County, Texas, 76453 USA
District information
Type	Public, Independent school district
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	1882
Superintendent	Holly Campbell[1]
Schools	1
Budget	$2.17 million (2015-2016)[2]
NCES District ID	4821180[2]
Students and staff
Students	182 (2017-2018)[2]
Teachers	20.24 (2017-2018)[2]
Staff	32.14 (2017-2018)[2]
Colors	Black & Gold
Other information
Mascot	Longhorn
Website	Gordon ISD

Gordon Independent School District is a public school district based in Gordon, Texas (USA).

Located in Palo Pinto County, the district serves the city of Mingus and extends into a small portion of northern Erath County. Gordon ISD was rated Exemplary by the Texas Education Agency in 2009 making it the only K-12 district in the county with the high honor. Gordon High School won the 1996, 1999, 2023 and 2024 UIL six-man football championship.

In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

History

The Gordon Independent School District was organized in 1882 and began as a one-room school. Miss Mollie Shelton was the school's first teacher.

The district changed to a four-day school week in fall 2019.^[4]

Athletics

Gordon High School plays six-man football, and have won four state championships: 1996,^[5] 1999,^[6] 2023,^[7] and 2024.

Gordon High School plays Basketball (boys, girls), Baseball (boys), Softball (girls), Tennis (boys, girls), Golf (boys, girls) and runs track (boys, girls).

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

References

1. "Administration - Gordon Independent School District".
2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gordon Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
3. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
4. "Texas School Districts Switching To Four Day School Weeks". KSST. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
5. "1996 Football Conference 1A Six-Man" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
6. "1999 Football Conference 1A Six-Man" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
7. "2023 Football Conference 1A Division 1" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

External links

• Gordon ISD

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