Balmorhea Independent School District Explained

Balmorhea Independent School District
Region:ESC Region 18[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:John Massey [2]
Students:159 (2010-11)
Teachers:20.11 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:7.91 (2009-10)
Schools:1 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I[3]
Colors: Royal Blue, Black, White[4]
Mascot:Bears
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:Recognized[5]
Coordinates:30.9833°N -103.7461°W
Country:USA

The Balmorhea Independent School District is a public school district based in Balmorhea, Texas. The district operates one K-12 school, Balmorhea School.[6]

The district includes Balmorhea and some surrounding unincorporated areas.[7]

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $29,078,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.001 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.[8] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[9] 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

Schools

During the 2011–2012 school year, the district had one school that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The school was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School.[10]

Special programs

Athletics

Balmorhea High School participates in the boys sports of basketball, 6-man football, tennis and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and volleyball.

In 2016, the Balmorhea Bears football team made it all the way to the 6-man Class 1A Division II championship game, where they suffered their only loss of the season, a 96–50 defeat at the hands of Richland Springs.[11] They would lose again in the 2017 title game, but would finally win in 2020 avenging their earlier loss to Richland Springs.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 18 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.
  2. Web site: Balmorhea Independent School District: Administrators . Balmorhea Independent School District . January 3, 2022 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102230643/https://www.bisdbears.esc18.net/13715_2 . live .
  3. Web site: UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. 18 July 2012. 28 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728193210/http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments/category/align-football. live.
  4. Web site: Balmorhea High School. CBS Interactive. 18 July 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082958/http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/balmorhea-bears-(balmorhea,tx)/home.htm. live.
  5. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011 . . 18 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html . 2 July 2012 .
  6. Web site: Schools for Balmorhea Independent School District. National Center for Education Statistics. 2023-12-20. 2023-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221051740/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4809330. live.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Reeves County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-12-20. 2023-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20231119203314/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48389_reeves/DC20SD_C48389.pdf. live.
  8. 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) . . 18 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807004303/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/summaryxyrs.html . 7 August 2012 .
  9. Web site: Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts . . 18 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/ . 24 August 2012 .
  10. Web site: Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc . 2007-12-07 . 2006-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060221104341/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: 1A DII State Championship: Richland Springs 96, Balmorhea 50 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170831043056/https://www.texasfootball.com/1a-dii-state-championship-richland-springs-96-balmorhea-50/ . 2017-08-31 . 2017-08-30.

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