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Weatherford Independent School District
Location
Region 11
USA
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentBeau Rees, Ph.D. [1]
Governing agency Texas Education Agency
NCES District ID 4844800 [2]
Students and staff
Students7,840 [3]
Teachers521.0 [3]
Staff977.3 [3]
Other information
MascotKangaroos
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]

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

  • Grades 6-8
    • Shirley A. Hall Middle School
    • Joe M. Tison Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Grades K-5
    • Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
    • Raymond E. Curtis Elementary School
    • Bose Ikard Elementary School
    • Mary Martin Elementary School
  • Grades PK-5
    • David Crockett Elementary School
    • Juan Seguin Elementary School
    • Bill W. Wright Elementary School

Students

Academics

STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested) [3]
Subject Weatherford ISD Region 11 State of Texas
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]

Demographics

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]

References

  1. ^ Superintendent's Office
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Weatherford Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report, WEATHERFORD ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.

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