La Gloria Independent School District

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La Gloria Independent School District
Address
612 N Campbell St
, Texas , 78355-9712
United States
District information
Type Public
Established1909
SuperintendentDavid Braswell
Governing agency Texas Education Agency
Schools1
NCES District ID 4826070 [1]
Students and staff
Students102 [1]
Teachers9.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.33 [1]
Other information
Website www.lagloriaisd.esc2.net

La Gloria Independent School District No. 906 [2] (LGISD) is a public school district based in the community of La Gloria, Texas (USA).

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The district has one school - La Gloria Elementary - that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six.

Seventh through twelfth graders[ citation needed ] attend Premont High School of Premont ISD or Falfurrias High School of Brooks County ISD (Falfurrias). [3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]

History

It was established on October 9, 1909 as La Gloria School District No. 28, and was initially in Nueces County. Initially the district rented a facility owned by a private individual. In 1910 a brick school building was built on Block 5 in La Gloria, a community in Jim Wells County. The school district's name, the following year, changed to La Gloria Common School District No. 21 with the district now being of Jim Wells County. A replacement facility opened in the 1930s. [3] A cafeteria facility opened in 1950. An auditorium and a classroom wing opened in 1956. [5] The district's name changed to the current one effective September 1, 1978. In 1997 and 2002 a library and gymnasium/multipurpose facility were built, respectively. In 1999 the library's addition, a classroom called Room 12, was installed. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "About LGISD History Part III". La Gloria Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. 1 2 "LA GLORIA I.S.D. HISTORY Courtesy (and many thanks to): Ms. Dorothy Minten" (PDF). La Gloria Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  5. "About LGISD History Part III". La Gloria Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-06-28.