Balmorhea Independent School District

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Balmorhea Independent School District
Location
608 W First St.
Balmorhea, Texas [1]
ESC Region 18 [2]
USA
Coordinates 30°59′0.01″N103°44′46.1″W / 30.9833361°N 103.746139°W / 30.9833361; -103.746139
District information
Type Independent school district
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentJohn Massey [3]
Schools1 (2009-10) [1]
NCES District ID 4809330 [1]
Students and staff
Students159 (2010-11) [2]
Teachers20.11 (2009-10) [1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio7.91 (2009-10) [1]
Athletic conference UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I [4]
District mascotBears [5]
Colors      Royal Blue, Black, White [5]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12Recognized [6]
Website Balmorhea ISD

The Balmorhea Independent School District is a public school district based in Balmorhea, Texas. The district operates one K-12 school, Balmorhea School. [7]

Contents

The district includes Balmorhea and some surrounding unincorporated areas. [8]

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $29,078,000. [2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.001 per $100 of appraised valuation. [2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [6] thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. [9] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [10] 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 [6]

Schools

During the 2011–2012 school year, the district had one school that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. [2] The school was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School. [11]

Special programs

Athletics

Balmorhea High School participates in the boys sports of basketball, 6-man football, tennis and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and volleyball.

In 2016, the Balmorhea Bears football team made it all the way to the 6-man Class 1A Division II championship game, where they suffered their only loss of the season, a 96–50 defeat at the hands of Richland Springs. [12] They would lose again in the 2017 title game, but would finally win in 2020 avenging their earlier loss to Richland Springs.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Balmorhea ISD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Balmorhea Independent School District: Administrators". Balmorhea Independent School District. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Balmorhea High School". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Schools for Balmorhea Independent School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Reeves County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  9. ↑ "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 18 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  12. ↑ "1A DII State Championship: Richland Springs 96, Balmorhea 50". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-30.


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