Del Valle Independent School District

Edward A. Neal Administration Building

Del Valle Opportunity Center

Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Edward A. Neal Administration Building in the Del Valle community and in unincorporated Travis County, Texas (USA).^[1]

The school district serves much of southeast Travis County.^[2] Incorporated communities in the district include Creedmoor, Webberville, most of Mustang Ridge, and parts of Austin. The Garfield census-designated place and the unincorporated communities of Elroy, Hornsby Bend, and Pilot Knob also lie within the district.^[3]

History

Originally the facilities of the Colorado Common School District Number 36 were at the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Texas State Highway 71. In 1952 the City of Austin annexed about one third of the district territory, including Montopolis and the property of the Austin Country Club. Since the school buildings were located on that property, and the property was being severed from the school district, the district needed to find a new location for its schools. I. W. Popham Elementary School opened across from Bergstrom Air Force Base; when Bergstrom was in operation, the district served the children living on the base. At the time the district taught grades one through eight, with high schoolers attending the Austin Independent School District.^[3]

In September 1954 the school district annexed the Dry Creek School District. The district annexed Pilot Knob Acres in August 1956 and Pilot Knob in November of the same year. During that year, Del Valle Junior-Senior High School, serving grades seven through ten, opened. Grade 11 appeared in 1957, and grade 12 appeared in 1958. In 1958 the sports stadium, Cardinal Field, opened. A building program passed in the 1959-1960 school year lead to the opening of a junior high school. The Elroy Common School District merged into the Colorado district in 1961, forming the largest common school district in the state. A field house opened in 1962. In April 1963 the school district changed its name to the Del Valle Independent #910. In September 1966 the district annexed the Creedmoor Common School District #41. In May 1967 the Hornsby-Dunlap Common School District was annexed.^[3]

In the 1971-1972 school year, Smith Elementary School opened. In 1972 a new middle school opened on the site of the Del Valle High School campus. In the 1981-1982 school year Hillcrest Elementary was built and opened. Baty opened as a result of a bond program in 1984.^[3]

Because the City of Austin wanted to build Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in an area that housed Del Valle's high school and three elementary schools, voters approved a $38.1 million bond to build the schools in a new location.^[4] Baty Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Popham Elementary, and Del Valle High School moved.^[3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[5]

Schools

High School (Grades 9-12)

Del Valle High School

• Del Valle High School^[6]
• Del Valle Opportunity Center

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

Del Valle Middle School

• Del Valle Middle School^[7]
• John P. Ojeda Middle School^[8]
• Dailey Middle School

Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

Smith Elementary School

• Baty Elementary^[9]
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01 ^[10]
• Creedmoor Elementary^[11]
• Del Valle Elementary^[12]
• Hillcrest Elementary^[13]
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99 ^[10]
• Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary^[14]
• Popham Elementary^[15]
• Smith Elementary^[16]
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97^[10]
• Joseph Gilbert Elementary School (Opening 2011)

References

1. ^ "Human Resources." Del Valle Independent School District. Retrieved on May 8, 2011. "Edward A Neal Administration Building 5301 Ross Road, Suite 104 Del Valle, Texas 78617"
2. ^ Whittaker, Richard. "Del Valle ISD." Austin Chronicle. Friday November 13, 2009. Retrieved on May 9, 2011.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "A History of Del Valle." Del Valle Independent School District. Retrieved on May 10, 2011.
4. ^ Alford, Andy. "Del Valle school district seeks 20.5-cent tax hike." Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 1998. Retrieved on May 9, 2011. "In 1997, voters approved $38.1 million to rebuild Del Valle's high school and three of five elementary schools to make way for the new Austin airport."
5. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
6. ^ "Del Valle High School". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. 2007-04-16. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/HiSchool/DVHS/Web%20templates/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
7. ^ "Home". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/DVJH/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
8. ^ "Ojeda Middle School - Ojeda Middle School". Delvalle.tx.schoolwebpages.com. http://delvalle.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=103&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-68. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
9. ^ "Welcome to Baty Elementary". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/Baty%20Elem/WEB%20PAGE/home%20page.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
10. ^ ^{a b c} Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
11. ^ "Del Valle ISD". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/Creedmoor.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
12. ^ "Welcome to Del Valle Elementary!". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. 2008-01-17. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/DVE/New%20DVE%20Home/Home%20Page/index1.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
13. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
14. ^ "Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/Hornsby/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
15. ^ [2]^{[dead link]}
16. ^ "Smith Home Page". Del-valle.k12.tx.us. http://www.del-valle.k12.tx.us/DVISD/Smith/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 

External links

	Austin portal
	Schools portal

• Del Valle Independent School District