Boerne Independent School District Explained

Boerne Independent School District
Established:February 28, 1907
Region:ESC Region 20[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Dr. Thomas Price
Students:8,732 (2017-18)
Teachers:470 (2014-15) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:15.9 (2014-15)
Schools:14 (2022-2023)
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2014-15
Free Text:Met Standard[2]

Boerne Independent School District is a public school district based in Boerne, Texas (USA). Located in Kendall County, portions of the district extend into Bexar and Comal counties. In addition to Boerne, the communities of Fair Oaks Ranch and Scenic Oaks also lie within the district.

Academic Achievement

In the 2021-2022 school year, Boerne ISD received a rating of 'A' from the Texas Education Agency on its A-F scale. The district also received ‘A’ ratings in the 2017-2018 and 2018-19 school years; the TEA did not rate school districts in the 2019-2020 or 2020-21 school year due to the pandemic. Only 1% of schools received an 'A' during all three grading periods.

Schools

In the 2022-2023 school year, the district had students in 14 schools.

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

Other

Closed

Departments

Awards and honors

In 2014, both Boerne High School and Boerne Champion High School were among 500 schools in the nation listed on Newsweek's Top High Schools in America.

In 2020, HEB's Excellence in Education Awards named BISD as the Best Small School District in Texas.

In 2022, the International Center for Leadership in Education named the district one of eight Innovative Districts in the United States.

As of 2022 US News had BISD's high schools, Champion HS and Boerne HS, ranked #141 and #211 in Texas respectively.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 5 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: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 5 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 2012.