Gunter Elementary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Gunter ISD: N/A

Total students

407

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Gunter ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Gunter ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Gunter Elementary School is an elementary school in Gunter, TX, in the Gunter ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 407 students. 18.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,537, which is $1,937 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gunterisd.org

Address

200 W Elm
Gunter, TX 75058-0109

Office phone number

(903) 433-5315

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gunter Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

407

African American

6 (1.5%)

Gunter ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (1%)

Gunter ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Gunter ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

91 (22.4%)

Gunter ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Gunter ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

286 (70.3%)

Gunter ISD: 73.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

18 (4.4%)

Gunter ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.5%

American Indian

1.0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

22.4%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

70.3%

Two or more races

4.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

18.2 %

Gunter ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

22.9 %

Gunter ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

11.3 %

Gunter ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

18.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

22.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.3 %

Gunter ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.9 %

Gunter ISD: 8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Gunter ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

11.3%

Gifted and talented

3.9%

Special education

16.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Gunter ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Gunter ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Gunter ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Gunter ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.7 %

Gunter ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Gunter ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Gunter ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Gunter ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.5 %

Gunter ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Gunter ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

5.3 %

Gunter ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Gunter ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

29.1

African American

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

3 (10.3%)

Gunter ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.1 (89.7%)

Gunter ISD: 89.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

25 (86.2%)

Gunter ISD: 75.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4 (13.8%)

Gunter ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Gunter ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

Gunter ISD: 10.5

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Gunter ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,537

Gunter ISD: $61,169

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,220

Gunter ISD: $49,410

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,345

Gunter ISD: $54,837

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,335

Gunter ISD: $58,656

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,204

Gunter ISD: $64,344

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$70,345

Gunter ISD: $68,690

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,450

Gunter ISD: $74,018

Statewide: $74,014

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