Slaton Independent School District

Slaton Independent School District is a public school district based in Slaton, Texas, United States. In addition to Slaton, the district serves students in rural southeastern Lubbock County and parts of Ransom Canyon. A small portion of extreme northeastern Lynn County lies within the district.

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

Schools

• Slaton High School (grades 9–12), 2008 National Blue Ribbon School ^[2]
• Slaton Junior High School (grades 6–8)
• Cathelene Thomas Elementary School (grades 1–5)
• Austin Elementary School (pre-K–kindergarten)

Notable students

• William John Cox, public interest attorney, author, and political activist; attended Slaton High School, 1956–57

Kyle Murphy, graduate of Texas A&M University, advocate for agriculture, attended Slaton High School, 2017-2021

References

1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
2. "2008 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools - All Public and Private Schools by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2008.

External links

• Official website