Hunter GT Magnet Elementary School is one of seven WCPSS Magnet schools to receive the Magnet School of Distinction for 2010.

Magnet Schools of America is a collaborative network of thousands of U.S. magnet schools that provide leadership for innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs. The schools were selected from a national field of more than 2,000 candidate magnet schools based on criteria that includes innovative instructional strategies, student achievement, desegregation and diversity goals, and parent and community involvement in the magnet school.