Albany Independent School District Explained

Albany Independent School District
Region:	ESC Region 14^[1]
Grades:	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:	Shane Fields
Students:	505 (2010-11)
Teachers:	46.58 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:	11.1 (2009-10)
Schools:	2 (2009-10)
Conference:	UIL Class 2A Football Division II^[2]
Colors:	Red, White^[3]
Mascot:	Lions
Free Label:	TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:	Academically Acceptable^[4]
Location:	501 S. First St. Albany, Texas
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	32.724°N -99.289°W

The Albany Independent School District is a school district based in Albany, Texas (USA). The district operates one high school, Albany High School.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $300,284,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.006 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.^[5] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.^[6] 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

• 2011: Academically Acceptable
• 2010: Academically Acceptable
• 2009: Recognized
• 2008: Recognized
• 2007: Recognized
• 2006: Recognized
• 2005: Academically Acceptable
• 2004: Recognized

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had students in two schools.

• Albany Junior/Senior High (Grades 7-12)
• Nancy Smith Elementary (Grades PK-6)
  • 2006 National Blue Ribbon School^[7]

See also

• List of school districts in Texas
• List of high schools in Texas

External links

• Albany ISD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 11 August 2012. 19 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235251/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. 11 August 2012.
3. Web site: Albany High School. CBS Interactive. 11 August 2012.
4. Web site: 2011 Accountability Rating System . . 11 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628134123/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2011/index.html . 28 June 2012 .
5. Web site: Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators) . . 11 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807004303/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/summaryxyrs.html . 7 August 2012 .
6. Web site: Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts . . 11 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ . 24 August 2012 .
7. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon School list