Northwest Independent School District

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Northwest Independent School District (Northwest ISD) is a North Texas public school district with its headquarters in the city of Fort Worth, Texas (USA). [1] with a Justin postal address. [2] The school district is named for its location in the northwestern area of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. The school district lies in three North Texas counties: Denton County, Tarrant County and Wise County.

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The district serves the cities of Justin, Roanoke, Trophy Club, Northlake, Marshall Creek, Corral City, and small portions of Flower Mound and Southlake in Denton County. The Wise County towns of Aurora, Rhome, Pecan Acres, Newark, and portions of New Fairview also lie within the district. The Tarrant County portion of the district includes Haslet, Avondale, parts of Westlake, Keller, and Fort Worth. In all, the district is approximately 234 square miles. [3]

As of September 2021, Northwest ISD educates over 27,000 students in its thirty educational campuses.[ when? ] Northwest ISD is expected to have up to 35,000 students by the early 2020s, and is the first fastest-growing school district in North Texas. [3] There are 108 active housing communities within the attendance boundaries of Northwest ISD. [3]

For the 2013-2014 school year, the school district was rated as "meeting standard" by the Texas Education Agency, which is currently the highest ranking given under the STAAR system. [4] [ clarification needed ]

Schools

High schools

Middle Schools [6]

Elementary Schools [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Fort Worth city, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 13, 2016. Index map, Map page 3 showing detail around Northwest ISD's headquarters
  2. ↑ Home. Northwest Independent School District. Retrieved on December 13, 2016. "2001 Texan Drive, Justin Fort Worth, Texas 76247"
  3. 1 2 3 "About NISD". Northwest ISD.
  4. ↑ "2014 Accountability Summary for Northwest ISD" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  5. ↑ "High Schools". Northwest ISD.
  6. ↑ "Middle Schools". Northwest ISD.
  7. ↑ "Tarrant Appraisal District".
  8. ↑ "Elementary Schools". Northwest ISD.
  9. ↑ "Tarrant Appraisal District".
  10. ↑ https://www.dentoncad.com/home/details?search=584727&year=2019 [ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Tarrant Appraisal District".
  12. ↑ https://daniel.nisdtx.org/
  13. ↑ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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