Vidor Independent School District Explained

The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district based in Vidor, Texas, United States. The district serves a 121.38sqmi area^[1] in northwestern Orange County and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County, including the cities of Vidor, Rose City, and Pine Forest. The Jasper County portion has 16sqmi while the remainder is in Orange County.^[2]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

History

The Vidor Rural School District was formed in 1929 through the consolidation of four common school districts – Doty, Magnolia Grove, Pine Forest, and Terry. The Vidor Rural School District became the Vidor Independent School District in 1949.^[4]

Schools

• Vidor High School (Grades 5,9–12)
• AIMs Center High School (Alternative, Grades 9–12)
• Vidor Junior High School (Grades 6–8)
• Pine Forest Elementary School (Grades PK–4)
• Vidor Elementary School (Grades PK–4)
• Oak Forest Elementary School (Grades PK-4)

Notable alumni

• John Hirasaki – NASA engineer who in 1969 along with Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and William Carpentier – became one of the first five known humans to view lunar rocks inside Earth's atmosphere.
• Tracy Byrd – Country music artist
• Dean Corll – Serial killer
• Clay Walker – Country music artist.^[5]

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

External links

• Vidor ISD – Official site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Approximate School District Areas . . September 2008 . 2010-03-23.
2. "About Vidor ISD" (Archive). Vidor Independent School District. Retrieved on August 16, 2015.
3. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 2015-10-25.
4. Web site: VISD History . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509092539/http://www.vidorisd.org/history.html . 2010-05-09 . 2010-03-23 . Vidor Independent School District.
5. News: Corcoran . Michael . 21 October 1993 . The other side of town: Singing stars hope to improve Vidor's image . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608204108/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D3BDD8600272&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . 2011-06-08 . 3 March 2010 . The Dallas Morning News (Google News archive).