Winona Independent School District

Winona Independent School District is a school district based in Winona, Texas (USA) and covering all of the city of Winona as well as the communities of Red Springs, Sand Flat, Starrville, and East Texas Center (Owentown).

For the 2023-2024 school year, the district had 1,153 students enrolled.

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[1] The rankings of the individual schools are broken down as follows:

• Exemplary: 0
• Recognized: 2
• Academically Acceptable: 2
• Academically Unacceptable: 0

District Facts

• Ethnic composition: African American - 21%; Hispanic - 38%; White - 35%
• 2004 Tax rate: $1.57 per $100 of property valuation
• Total taxable value: $200,142,244

Schools

High schools

• Winona High School

Middle schools

• Winona Middle School

The Winona high school is new and improved.

Controversy

In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Winona Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

References

1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
2. Gross, Kristi (July 24, 2024). "ACLU of Texas Finds 51 School Districts Likely Remain in Violation of the CROWN Act". ACLU of Texas. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
3. Leffingwell, Kelsey (July 24, 2024). "51 Texas school districts violating CROWN Act, ACLU says". Spectrum News . Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

External links

• Winona Independent School District