Gordon Independent School District

School district in Texas

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 and 1999 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 three state championships: 1996,^[5] 1999,^[6] and 2023^[7]

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

References

^ "Administration - Gordon Independent School District".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gordon Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ "Texas School Districts Switching To Four Day School Weeks". KSST. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ "1996 Football Conference 1A Six-Man" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ "1999 Football Conference 1A Six-Man" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Conference 1A Division 1" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.