Arlington Independent School District or Arlington ISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas (USA).
Arlington Independent School District | |
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Location | |
690 E. Lamar Blvd. Arlington, Texas 76011 ESC Region 11 USA | |
Coordinates | 32°45′49.85″N 97°6′4.27″W / 32.7638472°N 97.1011861°W |
District information | |
Type | Independent school district |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Superintendent | Matt Smith |
Schools | 77 (2014-15) |
NCES District ID | 4808700 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 64,484 (2010-11) |
Teachers | 4,124.04 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
Student–teacher ratio | 15.39 (2009-10) |
Athletic conference | UIL Class 6A, 5A Football |
Other information | |
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011 | Academically Acceptable |
Website | Arlington ISD |
The Arlington Independent School District covers the majority of Arlington and much of the Tarrant County portion of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth and Mansfield lies within the district; it only contains a wastewater plant. No Fort Worth residents are zoned to Arlington ISD schools.[citation needed]
The Arlington Independent School District is governed by a publicly elected school board. The members of the board for the 2023-2024 school year were:
In January 2024, Dr. Matt Smith was named superintendent of Arlington Independent School District.
Arlington High School was the district's sole white high school until Sam Houston High School opened in 1963. The district desegregated in 1965. Lamar High School, the third high school, opened in 1970. Bowie High School served as the district's fourth high school, opening in 1973.
As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $18,762,592,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.030 per $100 of appraised valuation.
In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).
Historical district TEA accountability ratings
In 1997, at all high schools except one, the percentage of students passing each section of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) increased. At Lamar, the percentage of students passing the reading portion had decreased.
The AISD enrolls nearly 60,000 students, making it the 11th largest school district in Texas. It has an annual budget of $508,353,783, and spends $7,937 per year per student.
As of March 2023, the district's student population was made up of the following ethnicities:
As of the 2014-2015 school year, the Arlington Independent School District had a total of 76 schools, 10 high schools, 13 junior high schools and 53 elementary schools. This includes alternative schools.
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