| North East Independent School District | |
| Type: | Public school district |
| Budget: | $579,522,200 |
| Region: | Bexar County, Texas |
| Grades: | Pre-K – 12 |
| Superintendent: | Dr. Sean Maika |
| Teachers: | 4,115 |
| Staff: | 8,433 |
| Students: | 60,483 |
| Free Label: | 2017 Accountability Rating |
| Free Text: | Met Standard[1] |
| Accreditations: | Texas Education Agency United States Department of Education |
| Location: | 8961 Tesoro Drive San Antonio, TX 78217 |
| Country: | United States |
| Us Nces District Id: | 4832940 |
| Website: | neisd.net |
| Schools: | Churchill High School Johnson High School LEE High School MacArthur High School Madison High School Reagan High School Roosevelt High School 14 middle schools 46 elementary schools |
The North East Independent School District (commonly NEISD or North East ISD) is a school district located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately 132sqmi.[2] North East ISD serves the cities of Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Windcrest, and portions of San Antonio, Balcones Heights, Terrell Hills, and Timberwood Park.[3] North East ISD is the second largest school district serving the San Antonio area by student attendance, following Northside ISD.
The district's seven main high school campuses were named after nationally or internationally renowned persons until 2018, when Robert E. Lee High School was renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence High School (L.E.E. High School).[4]
| School | Established | Namesake | Mascot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Chargers | |||
| 2008 | Jaguars | |||
| Legacy of Educational Excellence High School (2018–present) Robert E. Lee High School (1958–2018) | 1958 | Volunteers | ||
| MacArthur High School (1958–present) North East High School (1951–1958) | 1951 | Brahmas | ||
| Madison High School | 1976 | Mavericks | ||
| 1999 | Rattlers | |||
| Roosevelt High School | 1966 | Rough Riders |
North East offers seven magnet programs housed at four main campuses, and an additional program at the Perrin Central complex. Each of these programs operates with various levels of autonomy and integration with its primary campus.
| Campus | Magnet program(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| LEE High School | International School of the Americas (ISA) North East School of the Arts (NESA) STEM Academy | |
| MacArthur High School | Electrical Systems Technology | |
| Madison High School | Agriscience Magnet Program (AMP) | |
| Roosevelt High School | Design and Technology Academy (DATA) Engineering & Technologies Academy (ETA) Space & Engineering Technologies Academy (SETA) | |
| Perrin Central | Automotive Technology Academy (ATA) |
All of the district's middle schools are named after Texas-renowned persons.
The district's elementary schools are named in coordination with the neighborhood or community name. The year the school opened is in parentheses.
| Demographics | 2021[8] | 2017[9] ! | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American | 7.35% | 7.33% | 7.0% | 7% | |
| Asian | 3.9% | 3.82% | 3.0% | 4% | |
| Hispanic | 60.54% | 58.89% | 57% | 58% | |
| Native American | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0% | 1% | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0% | 0% | |
| Two or more races | 3.90% | 3.32% | 3% | 3% | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 23.93% | 26.23% | 27% | 28% |
| Grade | 2021 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early education | 365 | 251 | 260 | ||
| Pre-K – 5 | 26,088 | 30,397 | 31,242 | 31,538 | |
| 6–8 | 15,135 | 15,053 | 15,337 | 15,544 | |
| 9–12 | 20,260 | 21,716 | 21,141 | 20,864 | |
| Total | 60,483 | 67,531 | 67,971 | 68,206 |
In addition to on-campus facilities, the district owns and operates a number of sports venues. Among these are two 11,000-seat football stadiums, Heroes Stadium and Comalander Stadium, the Josh Davis Natatorium, and baseball, soccer, and tennis facilities at the Blossom Athletic Center. The district signed a 50-year rent-free lease to operate Time Warner Cable Park on Wetmore Road from the City of San Antonio in 2015.[10] [11]
North East ISD was the defendant in Shanley v. Northeast Independent School District, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which declared that North East ISD had an overly broad policy and the district's suspension of five students had interfered with their rights to free speech under the United States Constitution. North East had suspended five high school students for publishing an unapproved newsletter and then distributed it to students near campus before and after school hours. The NEISD school board declared the content, which included information about birth control and advocated for the review of marijuana laws, to be inappropriate and controversial. The Court found that public schools can limit the expression of its students when it materially and substantially interferes with school activities, or with the rights of teachers and other students, but not at non-school-sponsored events, and the district cannot exceed its authority to forbid or punish on-campus activity when punishing off-campus activity.
It should come as a shock to the parents of five high school seniors that their elected school board had assumed [control] over their children before and after school, off school grounds, and with regard to their children's rights [of] expressing their thoughts ... We trust that it will come as no shock to the school board that their assumption of authority is an unconstitutional of the First Amendment.[12]