Alvord Independent School District Explained
| Alvord Independent School District |
| Region: | ESC Region 11 |
| Grades: | Pre-K through 12 |
| Superintendent: | Dr. Randy Brown |
| Students: | 742 (2010-11)[1] |
| Teachers: | 60.85 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
| Ratio: | 11.85 (2009-10) |
| Schools: | 3 (2009-10) |
| Free Label: | TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 |
| Free Text: | Recognized[2] |
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. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.019 per $100 of appraised valuation.
Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[3] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[4] 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: 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.
- 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.
- Alvord Middle School (grades 6-8)
- The middle school was moved into in the fall of 2009.
- Alvord Elementary School (grades PK-5)
- Up until 2008, Alvord Elementary did not have pre-school.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 13 July 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.
- Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011 . . 13 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html . 2 July 2012 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
