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Arlington Independent School District or Arlington ISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas (USA).
The Arlington Independent School District covers the majority of Arlington and much of the Tarrant County portion of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth and Mansfield lies within the district; it only contains a wastewater plant. No Fort Worth residents are zoned to Arlington ISD schools.




Governance


The Arlington Independent School District is governed by a publicly elected school board. The members of the board for the 2023-2024 school year were:

Melody Fowler - President
Justin Chapa - Vice President
Sarah McMurrough - Secretary
Aaron Reich - board member
David Wilbanks - board member
Brooklyn Richardson - board member
Leanne Haynes - board member
In January 2024, Dr. Matt Smith was named superintendent of Arlington Independent School District.




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, opening in 1973.




Finances


As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $18,762,592,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.030 per $100 of appraised valuation.




Academic achievement


In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).
Historical district TEA accountability ratings

2011: Academically Acceptable
2010: Recognized
2009: Academically Acceptable
2008: Academically Acceptable
2007: Academically Acceptable
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
2004: Academically Acceptable
In 1997, at all high schools except one, the percentage of students passing each section of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) increased. At Lamar, the percentage of students passing the reading portion had decreased.




Students


The AISD enrolls nearly 60,000 students, making it the 11th largest school district in Texas. It has an annual budget of $508,353,783, and spends $7,937 per year per student.




= Demographics

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As of March 2023, the district's student population was made up of the following ethnicities:

47.1% Hispanic
25.8% Black
17.9% White
5.8% Asian
2.8% multiracial




Schools


As of the 2014-2015 school year, the Arlington Independent School District had a total of 76 schools, 10 high schools, 13 junior high schools and 53 elementary schools. This includes alternative schools.




= High schools (grades 9-12)

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Arlington High School
James Bowie High School
Sam Houston High School
Lamar High School
James W. Martin High School
Juan Seguin High School



Alternative high schools

Arlington Collegiate High School at TCC-SE
Newcomer Center at Venture High School
Turning Point Secondary School
Venture High School




= Junior high schools (grades 7-8)

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Joe Bailey Junior High School
Bailey Junior high is located at 2411 Winewood St, Arlington, Texas. The school had 834 students enrolled in the 2010-2011 school year. Its school colors are red and white and its mascot is a ram. The student newspaper is called The Ram Page, and the yearbook is called Wild About Rams. The current principal is Tiffany Benavides.
Christine Barnett Junior High School
Truett C. Boles Junior High School
James I. Carter Junior High School
J.C. Ferguson Junior High School (closed; building now houses Newcomer Center and Venture HS)
Floyd M. Gunn Junior High School
Guy C. Hutcheson Junior High School (closed, demolished; became Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center)
Dora E. Nichols Junior High School
Emma Ousley Junior High School
O.D. Shackelford Junior High School
Mayfield Workman Junior High School
Charles Young Junior High School



Alternative jr. high schools

Turning Point Secondary School




= Elementary schools (grades PK-6)

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= Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten

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Kooken Pre-Kindergarten School




See also



List of school districts in Texas
List of high schools in Texas




References






External links


Arlington ISD
School directory at aisd.net

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