Charlotte Independent School District

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Charlotte Independent School District
Location
Charlotte, Texas
ESC Region 20[1]
USA
Coordinates
District information
TypePublic Independent school district
GradesEE through 12[1]
SuperintendentMario Sotelo[1]
Schools5 (2011-12)[2]
NCES District ID4813710[2]
Students and staff
Students506 (2012-13)[1]
Teachers40.02 (2011-12)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio13.09 (2011-12)[2]
Other information
WebsiteCharlotte ISD

Charlotte Independent School District is a public school district based in Charlotte, Texas (USA). Located in Atascosa County, a small portion of the district extends into Frio County.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

History[]

According to Dr. Guadalupe San Miguel, in Charlotte ISD, is where the first official legal complaint regarding racial segregation against Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Texas took place in 1928. The complaint was filed by Felipe Vela on behalf of his daughter, Amada Vela. Their racial segregation complaint reached the Texas State Board of Education and they sided with the Vela family. [4]

Schools[]

In the 2012-2013 school year, the district had students in five schools.[1]

High schools
Middle schools
  • Charlotte Junior High (Grades 5-8)
Elementary schools
  • Charlotte Elementary (Grades EE-4)
Alternative schools
  • Atascosa County Alternative School (Grades 6-12)
  • District Reassignment and opportunity Center (Grades 6-12)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Texas School Directory 2013-14 (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. February 2014. p. 45. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Charlotte ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  4. ^ San Miguel, Jr., Guadalupe "Let All of Them Take Heed: Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981" 1987, p. 76-78.

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