Alpine Independent School District

Alpine Independent School District
Location
704 W Sul Ross Ave.
Alpine, Texas[1]
ESC Region 18[2]
United States
Coordinates 30°21′26″N 103°40′6″W / 30.35722°N 103.66833°W / 30.35722; -103.66833
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Wayne Mitchell[2]
Schools 3 (2009-10)[1]
District ID 4807950[1]
Students and staff
Students 1,108 (2010-11)[2]
Teachers 89.6 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 11.9 (2009-10)[1]
Athletic conference UIL Class 2A Football Division II[3]
District mascot Bucks[4]
Colors Purple and gold          [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Recognized[5]
Website Alpine ISD

The Alpine Independent School District is a school district based in Alpine, Texas, United States. Residents of the Sul Ross State University family housing units, Lobo Village 5 through 7,[6] are zoned to Alpine ISD schools. The district operates one high school, Alpine High School.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $380,110,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.009 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[7] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[8] 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:[5]

  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Recognized
  • 2009: Recognized
  • 2008: Academically Acceptable
  • 2007: Academically Acceptable
  • 2006: Academically Acceptable
  • 2005: Recognized
  • 2004: Recognized

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year the district operated three schools:[2]

  • Alpine High School (grades 9-12)[9]
  • Alpine Middle School (grades 5-8)
  • Alpine Elementary School (grades PK-4)

Special programs

Athletics

Alpine High School offers boys' baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling;[4] and girls' basketball, softball, and volleyball.[4] For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Alpine High School played football in UIL Class 2A Division II.[3] The Alpine High School teams are known asthe Fightn' Bucks and Lady Bucks.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Alpine ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Alpine High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Residential Living Facilities and Services Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine.." Sul Ross State University. Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Alpine ISD Chooses VDIworks for Virtual Desktops". VDIworks. 2015.
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