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Gatesville High School

Public Grades 9-12
575th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 71% of Texas high schools
Summary

Gatesville High School is a public high school serving 780 students in grades 9-12 in Gatesville, Texas, which is part of the Gatesville Independent School District (ISD). Over the past decade, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of Texas high schools, with a current 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year.

Gatesville High School excels in certain subject areas, with students performing significantly better than the state average on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams in Biology and U.S. History. However, the school struggles with Algebra I, where only 23.57% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47.01%. The school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate of 92.2%, higher than the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate. Interestingly, Gatesville High School performs exceptionally well for its African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Texas high schools for this subgroup, but faces challenges with its multi-racial and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% for these groups.

When compared to nearby schools, McGregor High School performs worse than Gatesville High School on most STAAR EOC exams, while the highly-ranked Crawford High School outperforms Gatesville, particularly in English Language Arts and U.S. History. Crawford High School also spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than Gatesville High School, which may contribute to its exceptional performance.

782
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,330
Per pupil spending ?
40%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 205 S Lovers Ln
       Gatesville, TX  76528-0759

(254) 865-8281

District: Gatesville Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Gatesville High School:

Elementary:    Gatesville Elementary
    Gatesville Pri
Middle:    Gatesville Intermediate
    Gatesville J H
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.2%
Hispanic:
24.9%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 56% meeting standards)
93% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2019)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 23 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school64%
District avg65%
Texas avg56%
575th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Top 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From top 24% (2015) to top 29% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202563.9575 of 197470.9%★★★★☆
202462.4623 of 199068.7%★★★☆☆
202358.7704 of 196164.1%★★★☆☆
202255.1738 of 187660.7%★★★☆☆
202152.1835 of 186155.1%★★★☆☆
201950.6850 of 185754.2%★★★☆☆
201851.0769 of 179757.2%★★★☆☆
201756.2612 of 177765.6%★★★☆☆
201665.5519 of 176270.5%★★★★☆
201569.2426 of 174375.6%★★★★☆
201463.6560 of 173467.7%★★★☆☆
201362.3560 of 165266.1%★★★☆☆
201268.2330 of 160379.4%★★★★☆
201159.5813 of 167251.4%★★★☆☆
201056.4851 of 156845.7%★★☆☆☆
200962.0653 of 153957.6%★★★☆☆
200861.0653 of 151056.8%★★★☆☆
200767.5488 of 149767.4%★★★☆☆
200669.9393 of 143072.5%★★★★☆
200565.5493 of 142965.5%★★★☆☆
200463.6551 of 142761.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202464.6260 of 106575.6%★★★★☆
202367.7234 of 106978.1%★★★★☆
202235.9596 of 103142.2%★★☆☆☆
202141.1529 of 102048.1%★★☆☆☆
201943.1530 of 102448.2%★★☆☆☆
201846.9450 of 101355.6%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202251.3643 of 183765.0%★★★☆☆
202150.9703 of 182961.6%★★★☆☆
201942.8953 of 181047.3%★★☆☆☆
201848.2737 of 178458.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202546.0465 of 115359.7%★★★☆☆
202438.9748 of 143747.9%★★☆☆☆
202322.91078 of 137121.4%★☆☆☆☆
202210.11247 of 12782.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.1731 of 119538.8%★★☆☆☆
201947.2430 of 113662.1%★★★☆☆
201837.1620 of 111344.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202563.7412 of 150472.6%★★★★☆
202458.4639 of 188066.0%★★★☆☆
202359.1670 of 189164.6%★★★☆☆
202253.5779 of 184157.7%★★★☆☆
202152.4829 of 181554.3%★★★☆☆
201952.1838 of 179853.4%★★★☆☆
201848.9880 of 178150.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202565.1371 of 96461.5%★★★☆☆
202370.7341 of 118271.2%★★★★☆
202264.7472 of 117259.7%★★★☆☆
202144.8857 of 117727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201956.7649 of 114543.3%★★☆☆☆
201856.7644 of 113743.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202555.7470 of 145367.7%★★★☆☆
202456.4585 of 180567.6%★★★☆☆
202352.9728 of 182060.0%★★★☆☆
202256.7581 of 176267.0%★★★☆☆
202142.0979 of 174343.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.8932 of 171445.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.9934 of 169144.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202561.6350 of 151376.9%★★★★☆
202452.9670 of 188464.4%★★★☆☆
202352.2740 of 189761.0%★★★☆☆
202252.6700 of 184762.1%★★★☆☆
202146.3919 of 184850.3%★★★☆☆
201942.41028 of 181843.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.2960 of 179446.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202559.9453 of 151570.1%★★★★☆
202459.0600 of 189168.3%★★★☆☆
202356.3689 of 191364.0%★★★☆☆
202254.2713 of 185361.5%★★★☆☆
202149.2844 of 184054.1%★★★☆☆
201946.6911 of 182450.1%★★★☆☆
201850.1791 of 180356.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202541.6348 of 59841.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.3605 of 73117.2%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3481 of 67729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1552 of 66416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202133.5394 of 58833.0%★★☆☆☆
201932.1424 of 60429.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.6433 of 58225.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202550.1513 of 129960.5%★★★☆☆
202443.7797 of 154848.5%★★☆☆☆
202343.7725 of 147850.9%★★★☆☆
202251.1522 of 141863.2%★★★☆☆
202129.71049 of 138224.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.11050 of 135722.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.2910 of 134732.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.3509 of 129460.7%★★★☆☆
202448.1771 of 155650.4%★★★☆☆
202347.1835 of 157647.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.5896 of 152541.2%★★☆☆☆
202135.31045 of 151030.8%★★☆☆☆
201937.01051 of 152631.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.51006 of 153934.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2024)76th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)70th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Biology81%+19 vs state
U.S. History75%+7 vs state
English II Reading69%+13 vs state
English I Reading63%+12 vs state
Algebra I24%-23 vs state

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Students at Gatesville High School are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Gatesville High School.

Gatesville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gatesville Elementary
Elementary : Gatesville Pri
Middle : Gatesville Intermediate
Middle : Gatesville J H

Gatesville High School ranks 575th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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