It is part of the Alba-Golden Independent School District located in west central Wood County.

It usually receives good ratings in competitions and has members in the East Texas High School All-Region Honor Band every year.

During the 2011-2012 school year, the band made a division one at the regional University Interscholastic League (UIL) marching contest, thus sending them to the Area UIL marching contest for the first time in over two decades.

They made division one in the 2015-2016 school year, sending them to the Area UIL marching contest again, being the second time this happened since the 1990s but haven’t won a single competition since.

The Alba-Golden Panthers compete in these sports - [3] Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.