Fort Hancock Independent School District
Encyclopedia
Fort Hancock Independent School District is a public school district
based in the community of Fort Hancock
, Texas
(USA
).
The district has three campuses - Fort Hancock High (Grades 9-12), Fort Hancock Middle (Grades 5-8), and Benito Martinez Elementary (Grades K-4).
During the late 1980s and early 1990s Fort Hancock was a powerhouse in six-man football
, winning five Texas state championships, including four straight (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991) and were also the 1992 state runners-up. The number of titles and consecutive titles are state records in six-man football, and Fort Hancock's 4-peat was the first ever in UIL football history (in any classification) and one of only three instances (Sealy and Celina are the others).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in the community of Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock, Texas
Fort Hancock is a census-designated place in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2000 census. Fort Hancock and El Porvenir, Chihuahua area is connected by the Fort Hancock-El Porvenir International Bridge.-Geography:...
, 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 has three campuses - Fort Hancock High (Grades 9-12), Fort Hancock Middle (Grades 5-8), and Benito Martinez Elementary (Grades K-4).
During the late 1980s and early 1990s Fort Hancock was a powerhouse in six-man football
Six-man football
Six-man football is a variant of American football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11.-History:6-man football was developed in 1934 by Chester High School coach Stephen Epler as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the Great Depression...
, winning five Texas state championships, including four straight (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991) and were also the 1992 state runners-up. The number of titles and consecutive titles are state records in six-man football, and Fort Hancock's 4-peat was the first ever in UIL football history (in any classification) and one of only three instances (Sealy and Celina are the others).
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...
.