Gunter Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Gunter ISD
- Gunter, TX
- 5th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Gunter ISD: N/A
Total students
369
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
Gunter ISD: 12.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Gunter ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Gunter Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Gunter, TX, in the Gunter ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 369 students. 24.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,811, which is $663 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Sarah Claunch
- sclaunch@gunterisd.org
- (903) 433-1545
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Gunter Middle 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
369
African American
5 (1.4%)
Gunter ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.3%)
Gunter ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.8%)
Gunter ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
73 (19.8%)
Gunter ISD: 20.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3%)
Gunter ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
279 (75.6%)
Gunter ISD: 73.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
7 (1.9%)
Gunter ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
24.4 %
Gunter ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
18.2 %
Gunter ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7 %
Gunter ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
6.8 %
Gunter ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11.4 %
Gunter ISD: 8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
12.7 %
Gunter ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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
10.6 %
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
17.5 %
Gunter ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gunter ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.5 %
Gunter ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.2 %
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
23.6
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
0.1 (0.5%)
Gunter ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gunter ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
23 (97.2%)
Gunter ISD: 89.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.5 (2.3%)
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
16.1 (68.1%)
Gunter ISD: 75.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.5 (31.9%)
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
15.6
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
11.6 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
$61,811
Gunter ISD: $61,169
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Gunter ISD: $49,410
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,983
Gunter ISD: $54,837
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,320
Gunter ISD: $58,656
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,051
Gunter ISD: $64,344
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,487
Gunter ISD: $68,690
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$74,470
Gunter ISD: $74,018
Statewide: $74,014