Weatherford Independent School District | |
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Location | |
Region 11
USA | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Superintendent | Beau Rees, Ph.D. [1] |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
NCES District ID | 4844800 [2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 7,840 [3] |
Teachers | 521.0 [3] |
Staff | 977.3 [3] |
Other information | |
Mascot | Kangaroos |
Website | http://www.weatherfordisd.com/ |
Weatherford Independent School District is a public school district based in Weatherford, Texas ( USA).
In addition to Weatherford, the district serves most of Hudson Oaks as well as portions of Willow Park and Annetta North.
In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
Subject | Weatherford ISD | Region 11 | State of Texas |
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Reading | 75% | 76% | 73% |
Mathematics | 76% | 78% | 76% |
Writing | 71% | 72% | 69% |
Science | 81% | 81% | 79% |
Soc. Studies | 85% | 80% | 77% |
All Tests | 77% | 77% | 75% |
Students in Weatherford typically perform close to local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 77% of students in Lake Worth ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas. [3] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1478, and the average ACT score was 21.3. [3]
In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 7,840 students, ranging from early childhood education and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 520 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 0.0%. [3]
As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 69.1% White, 24.5% Hispanic, 2.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 2.9% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 41.7% of the student body. [3]