Lewisville Independent School District

Infobox School District
name= Lewisville Independent School District
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motto= Committed to Excellence
type= Public
budget= US$ 468,476,077 (2007-08)
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region= ESC Region 11
grades= Pre-K through 12
superintendent = Dr. Jerry Roy
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students= 50,755 (2007-08 estimate)
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location=Lewisville, TX
country=USA
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website= [http://www.lisd.net/ Lewisville ISD]

Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas (USA) covering most of Lewisville and all of The Colony, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Plano, Carrollton, Frisco, Hebron, Coppell, Grapevine and Argyle. [http://www.lisd.net/communications/2008Guidebook.pdf] LISD Guidebook]

The recent suburban growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has caused LISD to grow at a great pace, becoming the 100th largest school district in the United States in 2006. Proximity calculated a 28.56% increase in student population from 2000 to 2006; LISD was declared the 17th largest school district in the State of Texas in 2008. [ [http://www.proximityone.com/lgsd.htm] Proximity's Largest School Districts in the United States] To help maintain this growth, in May 2008, voters approved a $697 million bond package.

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District Facts

LISD is ranked as Academically Acceptable (the highest possible district rating) under the Texas Education Agency, and individual schools are broken down as follows:

* Exemplary: 18
* Recognized: 27
* Academically Acceptable: 14
* Academically Unacceptable: 0

For the 2006-2007 school year, LISD had 48,890 students enrolled, with a total staff of 5,665.

Lewisville ISD was recognized in both 2006 and 2007 as one of the 100 best communities for music education [ [http://www.amc-music.org/news/articles/survey2007.html] List of Best 100 Communities for Music Education, 2007] . In late 2007, Standard & Poor's upgraded LISD's bond rating to AA+, the highest rating given at the time to any school district in Texas, and one of only three nationwide.

For the 2007-2008 school year, LISD recognized 38 National Merit Finalists from a pool of 42 Semifinalists; 110 Commended Scholars and 14 Hispanic Scholars were also recognized. This represents (assuming every eligible student in LISD were to take the PSAT test) almost 16 times the national average of Hispanic Scholars, 1.6 times as many Commended Scholars, 1.2 times as many Semifinalists, and 1.2 times as many Finalists. On the SAT, LISD students score approximately 88 points higher than the National average; on the ACT, students score 0.7 points higher.

District Composition and Finances

; Ethnic composition: : Native American - 0.5%: Asian/Pacific Islander - 8.6%: African American - 9.0%: Hispanic - 19.3%: White - 62.6%; 2007 tax rate: $1.37 per $100 of property valuation; Tax base composition: 32.2% business: 67.8% residential; Total taxable value, 2006-07 school year: $18,881,927,080

Schools

High schools

* Edward S. Marcus High School
* Flower Mound High School
* Hebron High School
* Lewisville High School (9th grade freshmen attend Killough Lewisville High School North)
* The Colony High School

Middle schools

* Arbor Creek Middle School, Carrollton, Texas, feeds into Hebron High School
* Briarhill Middle School
* Creek Valley Middle School
* DeLay Middle School
* Downing Middle School
* Durham Middle School
* Forestwood Middle School
* Griffin Middle School
* Hedrick Middle School
* Huffines Middle School, Lewisville, Texas, feeds into Killough Lewisville High School North and Lewisville High School
* Killian Middle School (Opened Fall 2007)
* Lakeview Middle School
* Lamar Middle School
* McKamy Middle School
* Shadow Ridge Middle School

Elementary schools

* Bluebonnet Elementary
* Bridlewood Elementary
* Camey Elementary
* Castle Hills Elementary
* Central Elementary
* College Street Elementary
* Coyote Ridge Elementary
* Creekside Elementary
* Degan Elementary
* [http://www.lisd.net/schools/donald/index.htm Donald Elementary]
**2006 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 2003 through 2007] ]
* Ethridge Elementary
* Flower Mound Elementary
**1993-94 National Blue Ribbon School [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) ] ]
* Forest Vista Elementary
* Garden Ridge Elementary
* Hebron Valley Elementary
* Hedrick Elementary
* Heritage Elementary
**2000-01 National Blue Ribbon School
* Hicks Elementary
* Highland Village Elementary
**1993-94 National Blue Ribbon School
* Homestead Elementary
* Indian Creek Elementary
* Lakeland Elementary
* Liberty Elementary
* Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center, for students that qualify under the TEA Prekindergarten requirements.
* McAuliffe Elementary
**1991-92 National Blue Ribbon School
* Morningside Elementary
* Old Settlers Elementary
* Owen Elementary
* Parkway Elementary
* Peters Colony Elementary
* Polser Elementary
* Prairie Trail Elementary
* Rockbrook Elementary
* Southridge Elementary
* Stewart's Creek Elementary
* Timber Creek Elementary
* Valley Ridge Elementary
* Vickery Elementary
* Wellington Elementary

Other Schools

* Dale Jackson Career Center
* Denton County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (housed at Lewisville Learning Center)
* Lewisville Learning Center (technically classified as a high school). The LLC offers three main programs:
** District Alternative Education Program, for disciplinary students
** Accelerated Division, for grade advancement in both Middle and High Schools
** Student Age Parenting Program, the only location in LISD to currently offer Parenting Education classes

Former Schools

*Lina Milliken Middle School (closed, became Lewisville High 9th Grade Campus until new facility opened, currently unused)
**1992-93 National Blue Ribbon School

See also

* List of school districts in Texas

References

External links

* [http://www.lisd.net/ Lewisville Independent School District home page]
* [http://www.lisd.net/main/about/bottomline.pdf Facts and Figures regarding LISD]