Arlington Independent School District
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Arlington Independent School District or AISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas (USA).
The district covers the majority of Arlington and portions of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth lies within the district; it only contains a wastewater plant. No Fort Worth residents are zoned to Arlington ISD schools.
The current superintendent of Arlington Independent School District is Jerry McCullough.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
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[edit] History
Arlington High School was the district's sole white high school until Sam Houston High School opened in 1963. The district desegregated in 1965. Lamar High School, the third high school, opened in 1970. Bowie High School served as the district's fourth high school,[2] opening in 1973.[3]
In 1997, at all high schools except one, the percentage of students passing each section of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) increased. At Lamar the percentage of students passing the reading portion had decreased.[4]
[edit] Students
The AISD, as of 2006, enrolls more than 63,000 students making it the 8th largest school district in Texas and the 59th largest in the United States. It has an annual budget of $427,014,661 and spends $6,817 per year per student.
[edit] Demographics
As of April 2007, its student population is made up of the following ethnicities: (current demographic information)
| Anglo | 33% |
| Hispanic | 36% |
| African American | 24% |
| Asian | 7% |
[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
- Arlington High School
- James Bowie High School
- Sam Houston High School
- Lamar High School
- James W. Martin High School
- Seguin High School
[edit] Junior High Schools
- Joe Bailey Junior High School [1]
- Christine Barnett Junior High School [2]
- Truett C. Boles Junior High School [3]
- Carter Junior High School [4]
- J.C. Ferguson Junior High School [5]
- Floyd M. Gunn Junior High School [6]
- Guy Hutcheson Junior High School [7]
- Dora E. Nichols Junior High School [8]
- Emma Ousley Junior High School [9]
- O.D. Shackelford Junior High School [10]
- Mayfield Workman Junior High School [11]
- Charles Young Junior High School [12]
[edit] Alternative Jr. High Schools
- Turning Point Jr. High School
[edit] Elementary schools
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Footnotes
1. 1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School.[5]
[edit] Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten
- Kooken Pre-Kindergarten School
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html.
- ^ Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
- ^ "About Us". James Bowie High School. http://www.aisd.net/bowie/old_site/AboutUs.htm. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ Clough, Tracey-Lynn. "Four schools post higher TAAS Lamar shows drop in reading portion." The Dallas Morning News. April 23, 1997. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education, BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002, retrieved 2008-04-08
[edit] External links
- AISD Homepage
- High Schools Information
- Junior High Schools Information
- Elementary Schools Information
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