Needville Independent School District

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Needville Independent School District
Needville ISD Stadium.jpg
Bluejay Stadium
Address
16319 Highway 36
Needville
, Texas , 77461
United States
District information
GradesPK–12 [1]
EstablishedDecember 17, 1947
Schools4 [1]
NCES District ID 4832310 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,598 (2023–2024) [1]
Teachers249.60 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024) [1]
Staff211.24 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024) [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.42 (2023–2024) [1]
District mascotBluejay
Other information
Website www.needvilleisd.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Needville Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (USA) (with a Needville postal address). [2]

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The district has an area of 200 square miles (520 km2). [3] In addition to Needville, the district also serves the town of Fairchilds, a portion of Pleak, [4] and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point.[ citation needed ]

History


Students from the community of Damon attend Needville High since Damon Independent School District did not have a high school. Damon ISD signed a contract with Needville ISD in 1949 so Damon ISD residents could go to school at Needville High. [3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]

In 2014, the school suspended a high school student for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. After media attention, the suspension was eventually lifted due to unconstitutionality. [6]

In 2018 the school threatened to suspend students for participating in protests or demonstrations against gun violence in schools, leading constitutional law experts to call the policy a violation of students' First Amendment rights.[ citation needed ]

Schools

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for NEEDVILLE ISD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. "Home". Needville Independent School District. Retrieved February 1, 2021. 16319 Highway 36 Needville, Texas TX 77461 - It has a Needville address but is outside of the Needville city limits
  3. 1 2 "History of the District Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine ." Needville Independent School District. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  6. "A Kid Got Suspended from School for Refusing to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance".
  7. Hanson, Eric; Chronicle, Copyright 2007 Houston (May 8, 2007). "Teen admits to Needville school fire". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)