Corsicana Independent School District

Corsicana High School
Location
3701 West Highway 22 Corsicana , (Navarro County) , Texas 75110 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Aaron Tidwell
Staff	113.34 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	1,812 [1]  (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio	15.99 [1]
Colors	Blue and gold    [2]
Athletics conference	UIL 5A [3]
Nickname	Tigers [2]
Website

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

In addition to Corsicana, the district serves the central Navarro County towns of Angus, Mustang, Oak Valley, Retreat, and Richland. A very small portion of the district extends into northern Freestone County.

In 2019, the school district received a “B" rating ^[4] by the Texas Education Agency.

The mascot for Corsicana ISD is a Tiger (called Lady Tigers when referring to the female students). This is a district with around 6,000 students. ^[5]

Schools

High school (Grades 9–12)

Corsicana High School

• Corsicana High School ^[6]

Notable alumni

• Omarius Hines, former NFL wide receiver
• Bill O'Neal, Class of 1960, historian of the American West
• Danieal Manning, Class of 2001, former NFL defensive back
• Monica Aldama, Navarro College Cheerleading Coach
• Wesley Johnson, Class of 2006, Syracuse Orange forward, Los Angeles Lakers forward
• Louis N. Vasquez, former NFL offensive guard
• David Hawthorne, former NFL linebacker
• Danzell Lee, former NFL tight end
• Bethel Johnson, former NFL wide receiver

Middle school (Grades 7–8)

• Corsicana Middle School

Intermediate school (Grades 5–6)

• Corsicana Intermediate School

Elementary schools

• Grades K-5
  • James Bowie Elementary
  • James W. Fannin Elementary
  • Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School
  • Ezra L. Carroll Elementary
  • Sam Houston Dual Language Magnet Elementary School
• Pre-K and Early Childhood
  • Drane Learning Center

Former schools

William Barrett Travis Elementary School was previously in operation in Corsicana. It first opened in 1923, replacing the Mineral Hill School. ^[7]

References

1. "Corsicana High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
2. "Corsicana High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
3. "University Interscholastic League Ranking" (PDF). University Interscholastic League. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
4. "CORSICANA ISD | Overview | Explore Texas Schools".
5. "CORSICANA ISD | Profile | Explore Texas Schools".
6. "Corsicana High School / Homepage". www.cisd.org. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
7. Simpson, Gelene (August 31, 2009). "SIMPSON: Some history of Travis School". Corsicana Daily News . Retrieved March 2, 2017.

External links

• Corsicana ISD

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