Conroe Independent School District
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Conroe Independent School District (CISD) is a school district based in the Deane L. Sadler Administration/Technology Center in Conroe
Conroe, Texas
Conroe is a suburban city 40 miles north of Houston in the gulf coastal plains/piney woods region of southeast Texas.It is the seat of Montgomery County and falls within the metropolitan area.As of the 2000 U.S...

, 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...

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CISD serves the cities of Conroe, Oak Ridge North
Oak Ridge North, Texas
Oak Ridge North is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,991 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Ridge North is located at ....

, and Shenandoah
Shenandoah, Texas
Shenandoah is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,503 at the 2000 census. David Vetter, the famous "boy in the plastic bubble", was from Shenandoah. In 1986 the Shenandoah city council renamed Tamina School Road to David Memorial Drive in honor of...

, and the towns of Cut and Shoot
Cut and Shoot, Texas
Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 6 miles east of Conroe and 40 miles north of Houston. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town; the community only became a city in August 2006....

 and Woodloch
Woodloch, Texas
Woodloch is a town in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the current mayor is Diane Lincoln.-Geography:Woodloch is located at ....

. It also serves unincorporated communities in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Texas
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837. The county was named for the town of Montgomery, Texas. In 2000, its...

, including the Montgomery County portion of The Woodlands
The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90 percent increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose...

, which makes up almost all of The Woodlands (a new section of The Woodlands will be located in Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

 in the Tomball ISD), the settlement of Tamina
Tamina, Texas
Tamina is an unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County, Texas, United States.Tamina is along the Missouri Pacific line, located one mile east of Interstate 45 and eight and one half miles south of the city of Conroe....

, the community of River Plantation
River Plantation, Texas
River Plantation is a community in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. It is located along the banks of the San Jacinto River, south of Conroe. The lower reaches of the community were developed in the late 1960s. As of 2007 it has 1,200 houses and about 3,000 residents...

, and a portion of the Porter Heights
Porter Heights, Texas
Porter Heights is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Porter Heights is located at ....

 CDP.

As of August 2009, the district has 48,700 students in 55 campuses (29 elementary schools, 9 intermediate schools, 6 junior high schools, 6 high schools, and two academies). The CISD area, which covers 348 square miles (901.3 km²), is part of the Lone Star College System (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District). The ethnic breakdown of the school district is 63% White, 26.1% Hispanic, 6.7% African American, 3.8% Other. The completion rate is 98.2%. In total, the school district employs over 5,900 employees. (3,320 professional teaching staff, 2,080 paraprofessional and auxiliary staff, 579 administrators). The average enrollment growth is 1,570 per year.

In 2005, CISD enrolled displaced Louisianans from the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...

 who were residing in the Conroe ISD boundaries.

CISD has its own police department of over 40 Officers. As of 2007, CISD PD is run by Chief William Harness.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...

" 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...

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History

In 1886 the Conroe Public School’s first classes were opened in a one-room school constructed of rough lumber near the present community of Beach. It was called Conroe Mill School and was open each year for a five-month term. The first African American school was located in Central Baptist Church at Medeley Quarters. The Conroe Independent School District was created by the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, Texas, July 12, 1892, by consolidating the twelve Common School Districts surrounding Conroe. This area covered 25 square miles (64.7 km²). The 39th Legislature of the State of Texas in 1925 mandated the enlargement of the District by keeping intact the already defined 25 square miles (64.7 km²) and adding numerous other surrounding school areas bringing the district to 333 square miles (862.5 km²). On June 22, 1992, the annexation of 7781 acres (31 km²) of Magnolia Independent School District increased Conroe ISD to the current size of 348.09 square miles (902 km²).

Prior to the 1925 consolidation, few rural children were able to attend high school. The first graduating class of Conroe High School, one male and three females, received their diplomas in 1902. The number of CISD graduates for the 2008-2009 school year was over 3,000 students from six high schools.
In 2010, the school district was rated exemplary (see www.conroeisd.net/pdf/reportcard/current/129.pdf)

High schools

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  • Conroe High School
    Conroe High School
    Conroe High School is a secondary school in Conroe, Texas and is the flagship campus of Conroe ISD. The school is a part of the Conroe Independent School District and serves the CISD portion of the city of Conroe, Cut and Shoot, and River Plantation....

     (Conroe
    Conroe, Texas
    Conroe is a suburban city 40 miles north of Houston in the gulf coastal plains/piney woods region of southeast Texas.It is the seat of Montgomery County and falls within the metropolitan area.As of the 2000 U.S...

    )
    • Academy of Science & Health Professions
  • Oak Ridge High School
    Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)
    Oak Ridge High School is a secondary school located in The Woodlands, Texas, USA. Oak Ridge High School is a 5A school in the Conroe Independent School District. It was built in 1981...

     and Oak Ridge High School 9th Grade Campus (Uninc. Montgomery County)
  • The Woodlands High School
    The Woodlands High School
    The Woodlands High School is a public high school in The Woodlands CDP, unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas, United States and is a part of the Conroe Independent School District...

     and The Woodlands High School 9th Grade Campus (The Woodlands, Uninc. Montgomery County)
  • The Woodlands College Park High School
    The Woodlands College Park High School
    The Woodlands College Park High School is a high school in The Woodlands, SPD area of Montgomery County, Texas in the United States that is operated by the Conroe Independent School District...

     (The Woodlands, Uninc. Montgomery County)
    • Academy of Science & Technology
      Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology
      The Conroe Independent School District Academy of Science and Technology, in Conroe, Texas is a specialized magnet school in science and technology; also a member of NCSSSMST. It was founded at Oak Ridge High School with the first graduates in 1991. The AST relocated to The Woodlands College Park...


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  • Caney Creek High School
    Caney Creek High School
    Caney Creek High School is a public high school in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas near Conroe. It is part of the Conroe Independent School District....

     (Uninc. Montgomery County)

Other
  • Hauke Academic Alternative High School - Crockett Building

Junior High Schools


K-6 schools


Intermediate schools


Elementary schools

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