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Gainesville High School

Public Grades 9-12

1570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 20% of Texas high schools

Summary

Gainesville High School is a public high school in Gainesville, Texas, serving 872 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gainesville Independent School District, which is ranked 908 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gainesville High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with a 1-star rating for most of the past decade. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 17.75% in Algebra I, 46.93% in Biology, 27.44% in English I Reading, and 49.01% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 47.01%, 62.04%, 51.26%, and 67.94%, respectively. However, the school has shown improvement in its graduation rates, reaching 99.0% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Sanger High School, Collinsville High School, and Muenster High School, generally outperform Gainesville High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. For example, Muenster High School, which is part of the Muenster Independent School District, is ranked in the top 5% of Texas high schools and has exceptional performance across all subject areas and student subgroups.

876

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,009

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 S I-35
Gainesville, TX 76240

(940) 665-5528

District: Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Gainesville High School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	W E Chalmers Elementary
Middle:	Gainesville Intermediate
	Gainesville J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

26.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

Texas avg56%

1,570^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

908^th of 961Gainesville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1570 of 1974	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1419 of 1990	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1515 of 1961	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1183 of 1876	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	1051 of 1861	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1403 of 1857	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1294 of 1797	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	1251 of 1777	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	1125 of 1762	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	919 of 1743	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.8	824 of 1734	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.6	887 of 1652	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	1059 of 1603	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	1246 of 1672	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.0	1059 of 1568	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	876 of 1539	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	930 of 1510	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.6	990 of 1497	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	1154 of 1430	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.0	1037 of 1429	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.7	1031 of 1427	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	644 of 834	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	966 of 1065	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	869 of 1069	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	735 of 1031	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	646 of 1020	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	775 of 1024	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	771 of 1013	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	420 of 530	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	83.6	35 of 507	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	30.7	382 of 487	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	1133 of 1837	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	917 of 1829	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1557 of 1810	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1391 of 1784	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	991 of 1153	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1075 of 1437	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1033 of 1371	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	812 of 1278	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	625 of 1195	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	836 of 1136	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	587 of 1113	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1275 of 1504	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1420 of 1880	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1543 of 1891	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1119 of 1841	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1126 of 1815	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1411 of 1798	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1410 of 1781	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	694 of 964	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.2	81 of 1182	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	59.5	616 of 1172	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.6	214 of 1177	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	624 of 1145	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	737 of 1137	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1285 of 1453	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1341 of 1805	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1440 of 1820	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1163 of 1762	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	931 of 1743	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1399 of 1714	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1329 of 1691	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1303 of 1513	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1458 of 1884	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1598 of 1897	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1140 of 1847	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	847 of 1848	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	1383 of 1818	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1301 of 1794	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1268 of 1515	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1430 of 1891	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1429 of 1913	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1246 of 1853	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	963 of 1840	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1450 of 1824	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1334 of 1803	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	549 of 598	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	601 of 731	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	563 of 677	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	395 of 664	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	349 of 588	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	426 of 604	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	529 of 582	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	71 of 101	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	747 of 1299	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1208 of 1548	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1071 of 1478	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1341 of 1418	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1248 of 1382	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1127 of 1357	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1207 of 1347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1059 of 1294	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1273 of 1556	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1241 of 1576	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	889 of 1525	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	910 of 1510	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1284 of 1526	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1169 of 1539	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)30th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History49%-19 vs state

Biology47%-15 vs state

English II Reading40%-16 vs state

English I Reading27%-24 vs state

Algebra I18%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Gainesville High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Gainesville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S I-35	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-5528	876	55	16.0	54.1%	234 (26.7%)	40 (4.6%)	544 (62.1%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	21.8	1570^th of 1974 public high schools	20.5%		29.5	1419^th of 1990 public high schools	28.7%	151	17.8	46.9	27.4	40.1	49.0									$13,009
Daep	Public	8-12	1000 Radio Hill Rd	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-0540	6	0	20.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$17,196
Lindsay High School	Public	7-12	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-8474	239	20	12.2	10.0%	224 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	91.5	45^th of 1974 public high schools	97.7%		90.9	51^st of 1990 public high schools	97.4%	6	87.5	97.3	94.6	92.3	85.7		76.5	85.7		41.2	50.0	75.0	51.7	$11,583
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	802 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3522	257	26	9.9	24.1%	150 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	38	1213^th of 1974 public high schools	38.6%		37.7	1237^th of 1990 public high schools	37.8%	24	14.3	52.2	42.7	63.5	60.0									$11,930
Callisburg High School	Public	9-12	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	327	33	10.0	33.9%	270 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	51.9	860^th of 1974 public high schools	56.4%		60.8	669^th of 1990 public high schools	66.4%	191	29.6	63.5	52.8	59.4	77.8									$13,010
Muenster High School	Public	7-12	205 E 7th St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	259	24	10.6	15.4%	231 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	63.2	589^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%		82.8	170^th of 1990 public high schools	91.5%	419	47.4	47.4	71.1	82.0	74.5		62.8	79.5		58.1	53.9	61.5	48.7	$13,110
Whitesboro High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 564-4207	508	41	12.4	57.5%	355 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (23.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	51.8	867^th of 1974 public high schools	56.1%		42	1133^rd of 1990 public high schools	43.1%	266	24.3	72.1	54.8	66.2	60.4									$10,724
Collinsville High School	Public	6-12	202 Broadway	Collinsville	76233	Grayson County	Collinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 429-6164	298	27	11.1	43.6%	210 (70.5%)	2 (0.7%)	72 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	51.6	874^th of 1974 public high schools	55.7%		47.2	1001^st of 1990 public high schools	49.7%	127	40.0	63.8	61.7	72.1	50.0	36.8	40.4	51.4	23.7	23.1	7.4	40.0	14.3	$12,956
Sanger High School	Public	9-12	100 Indian Ln	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7497	827	60	13.7	37.1%	454 (54.9%)	27 (3.3%)	295 (35.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	59.9	673^rd of 1974 public high schools	65.9%		62.6	616^th of 1990 public high schools	69.0%	57	49.4	58.9	63.3	64.0	74.1									$9,325
Linda Tutt High School	Public	9-12	404 Hughes St	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-5701	21	4	5.3	52.4%	16 (76.2%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)					42.9									$37,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Gainesville High School

Is Gainesville High School a good school?

Gainesville High School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Texas high schools.

What district is Gainesville High School in?

Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Gainesville High School?

Students at Gainesville High School are 62% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Gainesville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Gainesville High School.

What schools feed into Gainesville High School?

Gainesville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edison Elementary
Elementary : W E Chalmers Elementary
Middle : Gainesville Intermediate
Middle : Gainesville J H

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