West Independent School District

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West Independent School District is a school district based in West, Texas United States.

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In addition to West, the district serves the towns of Leroy and Ross in northern McLennan County. A small portion of Hill County lies within the district.

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]

On April 17, 2013, an explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant leveled several blocks of West and caused fires to spread across several blocks, including West Middle School. [2] All five schools were shut down for the remaining week. [3]

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References

  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. Johnson, M. Alex. "Multiple injuries reported in explosion at Texas fertilizer plant". NBC US News. NBC. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. West Independent School District (April 17, 2013). "All West ISD campuses closed..." Twitter. Retrieved April 18, 2013.