Waxahachie Independent School District

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Waxahachie Independent School District
Location
United States of America
District information
Type Public, independent school district
Motto"A district where innovation thrives and growth is limitless"
GradesPrekindergarden - 12th grade
Established1864
SuperintendentDr. Jerry Hollingsworth
Governing agency Texas Education Agency
NCES District ID 4844730 [1]
Students and staff
Students10,095
Teachers566.8 [2]
Staff1,162.8 [2]
Other information
Website www.wisd.org

The Waxahachie Independent School District is a public school district located in Waxahachie, Texas, a suburban community serving as the county seat for Ellis County, which adjoins Dallas County to the north. Waxahachie ISD is a district of about 8,500 students [3] structured in 17 campuses: 10 elementary school campuses, three junior high campuses, three high school campuses, and one alternative-learning campus.

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In 2012-13 and 2013–14, the school district and all campuses received the highest Texas Education Agency accountability rating of "Met Standard." [4] The district's fine arts programs are frequently state recognized in visual arts, band, choir, dance and theatre arts. WISD has been a consistent award winner and is designated as a NAMM Foundation Best Communities for Music Education designation, one of only 376 districts to receive the prestigious award. [5]

The district includes almost all of Waxahachie and parts of Ennis, Midlothian and Pecan Hill. [6]

Schools and facilities

High schools

Junior high schools (grades 6-8)

Elementary schools (kindergarten - grade 5)

Prekindergarten

Facilities

Students

Academics

STAAR - Percentage at Level II Satisfactory Standard or above (sum of all grades tested) [2]
SubjectWaxahachie ISDRegion 10State of Texas
Reading79%74%73%
Mathematics83%77%76%
Writing75%71%69%
Science81%80%79%
Soc. Studies77%80%77%
All Tests80%76%75%

Students in Waxahachie typically outperform local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 80% of students in Waxahachie ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 76% in Region 10 and 75% in the state of Texas. [2] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1476, and the average ACT score was 22.6. [2]

Demographics

In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 8,107 students, ranging from early childhood education and prekindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 545 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 2.2%. [2]

As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 49.7% White, 34.8% Hispanic, 11.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.7% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 47.1% of the student body. [2]

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Waxahachie Isd". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report, WAXAHACHIE ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. http://www.wisd.org/defaultaspx?name=ABUS_homepage [ dead link ]
  4. ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/index.html
  5. "2022 Best Communities for Music Education Districts". 21 March 2022.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ellis County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2024-09-26.