Alvord Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Alvord

Alvord, Texas

Alvord is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,007 at the 2000 census.Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson, who also served as a mayor of Amarillo and became an expert on petroleum issues, was born in Alvord in 1892....

, Texas

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The district is located in north central Wise County

Wise County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,793 people, 17,178 households, and 13,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 19,242 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

 and extends into a small portion of southern Montague County

Montague County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

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In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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History(From 2000)

Originally, the Elementary was a group of classrooms that were apart from each other and there used to be a large auditorium connected to the old middle school, which is now demolished, although you can still see it on Google Maps.

Schools

• Alvord High (grades 9–12) – They have a new Band Hall, which is attached to the western-most end of the school and was completed in the Fall and/or Winter of 2008.

• Alvord Middle (grades 6-8) They have a new middle school that is complete, and was moved into on the Fall of 2009, with the 2008–2009 6th, 7th, and 8th graders having taken a trip to it, seeing as they'll (the 8th graders) will be moving up to high school this year.

• Alvord Elementary (grades PK-5) Up until recently, Alvord Elementary did not have pre-school. They tried to once before, but as there weren't enough students to continue the program, they had to quit and continue it at a later time (2008-2009).