Texarkana Independent School District

Texarkana Independent School District
Texarkana Independent School District
Location
	Texas; United States
District information
Type	Public (government funded)
Grades	PK-12
Established	1889
Accreditation(s)	Texas Education Agency
Schools	12
Students and staff
Students	7,000
Teachers	1,000
Other information
Website	www.txkisd.net

Texarkana Independent School District is an urban school district serving 34 square miles (88 km²) in the Northeast corner of Texas (USA). It serves the majority of Texarkana, Texas and the surrounding communities of Wake Village and Nash. It is the largest school district in Bowie County and the largest district served by the Region VIII Education Service Center. Texarkana ISD does not service Texarkana, Arkansas side schools, who are managed by the Texarkana Arkansas Schools under the Arkansas State Government. It was established in 1889. Unique among other schools in its region, it accepts transfers from other Texas school districts tuition-free.

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

Schools[]

High schools[]

Texas High School

Junior high schools[]

Texas Middle School

Elementary schools[]

Dunbar Intermediate Center
Fifteenth Street Early Literacy Center *Highland Park Elementary
Martha & Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary
Nash Elementary
Spring Lake Park Elementary
Wake Village Elementary (1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School) ^[4]
Westlawn Elementary
Waggoner Creek Elementary

Alternative Schools[]

Disciplinary Alternative School
OPTIONS Academic Alternative

References[]

^ "Texarkana Independent School District School District in Texarkana, TX. | GreatSchools".
^ "Texarkana Independent School District".
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)

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