Nazareth Independent School District
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Nazareth Independent School District is a public school district
based in Nazareth
, Texas
(USA
).
Located in east central Castro County, the district has one school that serves students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
The school mascot is the swift, short for swift fox
, which is native to the area.
Nazareth is the state's most dominant girl's basketball program, having won the most overall state championships (18--1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2007), and the most consecutive (6, from 1977 through 1982) of any school in any classification.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized
" 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 Nazareth
Nazareth, Texas
Nazareth is a city in Castro County, Texas, United States. The population was 356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nazareth is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
).
Located in east central Castro County, the district has one school that serves students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
The school mascot is the swift, short for swift fox
Swift Fox
The swift fox is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. It also lives in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada, where it was previously extirpated...
, which is native to the area.
Nazareth is the state's most dominant girl's basketball program, having won the most overall state championships (18--1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2007), and the most consecutive (6, from 1977 through 1982) of any school in any classification.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized
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...
.