Borger Independent School District Explained

Independent School District
Region:ESC Region 16[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Chance Welch
Students:2,764 (2010-11)
Teachers:208.01 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:13.53 (2009-10)
Schools:7 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 3A Football & Basketball[2]
Colors: Red, White[3]
Mascot:Bulldogs
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:Academically Acceptable[4]
Coordinates:35.6756°N -101.3883°W
Country:USA

Borger Independent School District is a public school district based in Borger, Texas, United States. The district operates one high school, Borger High School.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $548,516,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.029 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

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district operated seven schools.
Regular instructional

Special programs

Athletics

Borger High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, tennis, soccer, wrestling, golf and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, tennis, soccer, softball, volleyball, golf and track. For the 2012 through 2013 school years, Borger High School will play football and basketball in UIL Class 3A.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 10 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. 10 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Borger High School. CBS Interactive. 10 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 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). Texas Education Agency. 10 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. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/. 24 August 2012.