Gordon Independent School District is a public

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based in

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(USA). Located in

Palo Pinto County Palo Pinto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,409. The county seat is Palo Pinto. The county was created in 1856 and organized the following year. Palo Pinto County comprises th ...

, the district serves the city of

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and extends into a small portion of northern

Erath County Erath County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the United States Census bureau its population was 42,545 in 2020. The county seat is Stephenville. The county is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor a ...

. 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

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championship. In 2009, the school district was rated " exemplary" by the

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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. Image:FirstSchoolGordonTexas1882.jpg, First School Building in

Gordon, Texas Gordon is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 478 at the 2010 Census. Geography Gordon is located at (32.544121, –98.365978). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , a ...

Athletics

Gordon High School plays

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Gordon ISD
School districts in Palo Pinto County, Texas School districts in Erath County, Texas School districts established in 1882 {{Texas-school-district-stub

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