Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District or AISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas (USA).

The district covers the majority of Arlington and portions of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth lies within the district; it only contains a wastewater plant. No Fort Worth residents are zoned to Arlington ISD schools.

The current superintendent of Arlington Independent School District is Jerry McCullough.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]

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History

Arlington High School was the district's sole white high school until Sam Houston High School opened in 1963. The district desegregated in 1965. Lamar High School, the third high school, opened in 1970. Bowie High School served as the district's fourth high school,[2] opening in 1973.[3]

Students

The AISD, as of 2006, enrolls more than 63,000 students making it the 8th largest school district in Texas and the 59th largest in the United States. It has an annual budget of $427,014,661 and spends $6,817 per year per student.

Demographics

As of April 2007, its student population is made up of the following ethnicities: (current demographic information)

Anglo 33%
Hispanic 36%
African American 24%
Asian 7%

Schools

High schools

Junior High Schools

  • Joe Bailey Junior High School [1]
  • Christine Barnett Junior High School [2]
  • Truett C. Boles Junior High School [3]
  • Carter Junior High School [4]
  • J.C. Ferguson Junior High School [5]
  • Floyd M. Gunn Junior High School [6]
  • Guy Hutcheson Junior High School [7]
  • Dora E. Nichols Junior High School [8]
  • Emma Ousley Junior High School [9]
  • O.D. Shackelford Junior High School [10]
  • Mayfield Workman Junior High School [11]
  • Charles Young Junior High School [12]

Alternative Jr. High Schools

  • Turning Point Jr. High School

Elementary schools

  • Amos Elementary School
  • Anderson Elementary School
  • Ashworth Elementary School
  • Atherton Elementary School
  • Bebensee Elementary School
  • Beckham Elementary School
  • Berry Elementary School
  • Blanton Elementary School
  • Bryant Elementary School
  • Burgin Elementary School
  • Butler Elementary School
  • Corey Elementary School
  • Crouch Elementary School
  • Crow Elementary School
  • Ditto Elementary School
  • Duff Elementary School
  • Dunn Elementary School
  • Ellis Elementary School
  • Farrell Elementary School
  • Fitzgerald Elementary School
  • Foster Elementary School
  • Goodman Elementary School
  • Hale Elementary School
  • Hill Elementary School
  • Johns Elementary School
  • Key Elementary School
  • Knox Elementary School
  • Larson Elementary School
  • Jason B. Little Elementary School
  • Miller Elementary School
  • Moore Elementary School
  • Morton Elementary School
  • Pearcy Elementary School
  • Pope Elementary School1
  • Rankin Elementary School
  • Remynse Elementary School
  • Roark Elementary School
  • Roquemore Elementary School
  • Sherrod Elementary School
  • Short Elementary School
  • South Davis Elementary School
  • Speer Elementary School
  • Starrett Elementary School
  • Swift Elementary School
  • Thornton Elementary School
  • Webb Elementary School
  • West Elementary School
  • Williams Elementary School
  • Wimbish Elementary School
  • Wood Elementary School

Footnotes
1. 1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School.[4]

Alternative Elementary Schools

  • Turning Point Elementary School

Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten

  • Kooken Pre-Kindergarten School

See also

References

  1. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  2. ^ Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "About Us". James Bowie High School. http://www.aisd.net/bowie/old_site/AboutUs.htm. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  4. ^ U.S. Department of Education, BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002, retrieved 2008-04-08

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