Raymondville Independent School District
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Raymondville Independent School District is a public school district
School district
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 based in Raymondville
Raymondville, Texas
Raymondville is a city in and the county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,733 at the 2000 census. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas....

, Texas
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 (USA
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).

In addition to Raymondville, the district serves the unincorporated areas of Ranchette Estates
Ranchette Estates, Texas
Ranchette Estates is a census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 133 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ranchette Estates is located at ....

 and Los Angeles Subdivision
Los Angeles Subdivision, Texas
Los Angeles Subdivision is a census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Los Angeles Subdivision is located at ....

.

Ninth through twelfth grade students zoned to Lasara Independent School District
Lasara Independent School District
Lasara Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Lasara in unincorporated Willacy County, Texas, United States....

, including the unincorporated area of Lasara
Lasara, Texas
Lasara is a census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census.Lasara was named after Laura Harding and Sarah Gill, the wives of German settlers William Harding and Lamar Gill.-Geography:...

, have the option of attending either Raymondville High School in Raymondville ISD or Lyford High School in the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District
Lyford Consolidated Independent School District
Lyford Consolidated Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Lyford, Texas, United States.LCISD serves the city of Lyford and unincorporated areas in Willacy County, Cameron County, and Hidalgo County. Unincorporated areas in Willacy County served by LCISD include Lyford...

.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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.

Schools

  • Raymondville High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Myra Green Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Pittman Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
  • L. C. Smith Elementary School (Grades PK-5)

The school's mascot is the Bearkats
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