Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District or AISD is a school district based in Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

(USA

United States

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).

The district covers the majority of Arlington

Arlington, Texas

and portions of Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, Texas

Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...

. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego

Pantego, Texas

Pantego is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is entirely surrounded by the cities of Arlington and Dalworthington Gardens...

and Dalworthington Gardens

Dalworthington Gardens, Texas

Dalworthington Gardens is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,259 at the 2010 census.The name is a portmanteau of parts of names of the three anchor cities of the Metroplex: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.-Geography:Dalworthington Gardens is located at ...

. A portion of Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

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

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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" by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...

History

Arlington High School

Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)

Arlington High School, located in Arlington, Texas, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Jennifer Young; the mascot is the Colt and the schools’ colors are Kelly Green and White...

was the district's sole white high school until Sam Houston High School

Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)

Sam Houston High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 students who live in the eastern part of Arlington, Texas and the western part of Grand Prairie, Texas. It is part of the Arlington Independent School District, in Arlington, Texas...

opened in 1963. The district desegregated in 1965. Lamar High School

Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)

Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and located at 1400 West Lamar Boulevard....

, the third high school, opened in 1970. Bowie High School

Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)

James Bowie High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. The school is a part of Arlington Independent School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12 in southeast Arlington and southwest Grand Prairie...

served as the district's fourth high school, opening in 1973.

In 1997, at all high schools except one, the percentage of students passing each section of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills is a standardized test used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. It is developed and scored by Pearson Educational...

(TAKS) increased. At Lamar the percentage of students passing the reading portion had decreased.

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%

High schools

Arlington High School
Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)
Arlington High School, located in Arlington, Texas, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Jennifer Young; the mascot is the Colt and the schools’ colors are Kelly Green and White...
James Bowie High School
Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)
James Bowie High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. The school is a part of Arlington Independent School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12 in southeast Arlington and southwest Grand Prairie...
Sam Houston High School
Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)
Sam Houston High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 students who live in the eastern part of Arlington, Texas and the western part of Grand Prairie, Texas. It is part of the Arlington Independent School District, in Arlington, Texas...
Lamar High School
Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and located at 1400 West Lamar Boulevard....
James W. Martin High School
Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)
James Martin High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 located in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Arlington Independent School District. The mascot of the school is the Warrior, and the school colors are black, red, and silver.-History:...
Seguin High School
Seguin High School (Arlington, Texas)
Juan Seguin High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 located in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Arlington Independent School District. The school has just under 2000 registered students. -History:...

Junior High Schools

Joe Bailey Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/bailey
Christine Barnett Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/barnett
Truett C. Boles Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/boles
Carter Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/carter
J.C. Ferguson Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/ferguson
Floyd M. Gunn Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/gunn
Guy Hutcheson Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/hutcheson
Dora E. Nichols Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/nichols
Emma Ousley Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/ousley
O.D. Shackelford Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/shackelford
Mayfield Workman Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/aisd/workman
Charles Young Junior High School http://www.aisd.net/young

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.

External links

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