Boyd Independent School District Explained

Boyd Independent School District
Region:ESC Region 11[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Ted West
Students:1,114 (2010-11)
Teachers:87.40 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:11.81 (2009-10)
Schools:4 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 2A Football Division I[2]
Colors: Green, Gold[3]
Mascot:Yellowjackets
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:Academically Acceptable[4]
Coordinates:33.0753°N -97.5731°W
Country:USA

Boyd Independent School District is a public school district based in Boyd, Texas (USA). In addition to Boyd, the district also serves a portion of the Briar community.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $825,918,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.020 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 four schools.

Special programs

Athletics

Boyd School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, and tennis. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, softball, tennis, and volleyball. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Boyd High School will play football in UIL Class 2A Division I.

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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: Boyd 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.