Summary:
The Gorman Independent School District (Isd) contains a single high school, Gorman High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 in a rural Texas area with a very small enrollment of just 87 students. This school presents a complex picture for parents, combining strong student retention with deeply concerning academic performance trends.
Gorman High School excels at keeping students in school, boasting a 0.0% dropout rate and a high 93.8% graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $21,894 per pupil and maintaining an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1. However, these advantages are not translating into academic success. The school's state ranking has fallen dramatically from the 51st percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 22nd percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. Standardized test scores are significantly below state averages across nearly all subjects, with a critical weakness in Algebra I, where 0% of students met proficiency in 2025-2026 compared to the state average of 54.03%.
The most striking finding is the "diploma gap": while nearly all students graduate, they are doing so with low academic proficiency, particularly in math and reading. Over half of the student body (57.47%) is economically disadvantaged, which presents significant challenges. While the school showed a brief bright spot in U.S. History proficiency in 2024-2025, the overall trend is a steep decline. For parents, this means Gorman High School offers a supportive environment with small classes and high graduation rates, but the data strongly suggests that students may not be adequately prepared for college or career demands, especially in foundational subjects like mathematics.
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