Waxahachie Independent School District | |
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Location | |
United States of America | |
District information | |
Type | Public, independent school district |
Motto | "A district where innovation thrives and growth is limitless" |
Grades | Prekindergarden - 12th grade |
Established | 1864 |
Superintendent | Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
NCES District ID | 4844730 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 10,095 |
Teachers | 566.8 [2] |
Staff | 1,162.8 [2] |
Other information | |
Website |
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The Waxahachie Independent School District is a public school district located in Waxahachie, Texas, a suburban community serving as the county seat for Ellis County, which adjoins Dallas County to the north. Waxahachie ISD is a district of about 8,500 students [3] structured in 17 campuses: 10 elementary school campuses, three junior high campuses, three high school campuses, and one alternative-learning campus.
In 2012-13 and 2013–14, the school district and all campuses received the highest Texas Education Agency accountability rating of "Met Standard." [4] The district's fine arts programs are frequently state recognized in visual arts, band, choir, dance and theatre arts. WISD has been a consistent award winner and is designated as a NAMM Foundation Best Communities for Music Education designation, one of only 376 districts to receive the prestigious award. [5]
Subject | Waxahachie ISD | Region 10 | State of Texas |
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Reading | 79% | 74% | 73% |
Mathematics | 83% | 77% | 76% |
Writing | 75% | 71% | 69% |
Science | 81% | 80% | 79% |
Soc. Studies | 77% | 80% | 77% |
All Tests | 80% | 76% | 75% |
Students in Waxahachie typically outperform local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 80% of students in Waxahachie ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 76% in Region 10 and 75% in the state of Texas. [2] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1476, and the average ACT score was 22.6. [2]
In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 8,107 students, ranging from early childhood education and prekindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 545 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 2.2%. [2]
As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 49.7% White, 34.8% Hispanic, 11.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.7% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 47.1% of the student body. [2]