Alvord Independent School District

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Alvord Independent School District
Location
100 Mosley Ln.
Alvord, Texas[2]

ESC Region 11[1]
USA
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District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Bill Branum[1]
Schools 3 (2009-10)[2]
District ID 4808100[2]
Students and staff
Students 742 (2010-11)[1]
Teachers 60.85 (2009-10)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 11.85 (2009-10)[2]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Recognized[3]
Website Alvord ISD

Alvord Independent School District is a public school district based in Alvord, Texas (USA). The district is located in north central Wise County and extends into a small portion of southern Montague County. The district operates one high school, Alvord High School.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $299,580,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.019 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[3] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[4] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[5] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[3]

  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Recognized
  • 2009: Exemplary
  • 2008: Recognized
  • 2007: Recognized
  • 2006: Recognized
  • 2005: Recognized
  • 2004: Recognized

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district had students in three schools.[1]

  • Alvord High School (grades 9–12)
    • A new band hall was completed in the winter of 2008 which is attached to the westernmost end of the school.[citation needed]
  • Alvord Middle School (grades 6-8)
  • Alvord Elementary School (grades PK-5)
    • Up until 2008, Alvord Elementary did not have pre-school.[citation needed]

See also

References

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