Azle Independent School District

Azle Independent School District
Location
300 Roe St.
Azle, Texas[1]
ESC Region 11[2]
USA
Coordinates 32°53′47″N 97°32′35″W / 32.89639°N 97.54306°W / 32.89639; -97.54306
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Ray Lea[2]
Schools 11 (2009-10)[1]
District ID 4809200[1]
Students and staff
Students 5,774 (2010-11)[2]
Teachers 368.08 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 15.87 (2009-10)[1]
Athletic conference UIL Class 5A Football & Basketball[3]
District mascot Hornets[4]
Colors           Green, White[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Academically Acceptable[5]
Website Azle ISD

Azle Independent School District is a public school district based in Azle, Texas (USA). The district covers northwestern Tarrant County, northeastern Parker County, and a small portion of southern Wise County. In addition to Azle, the district serves the communities of Lakeside, Pelican Bay, Sanctuary, and portions of Reno and Briar.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $2,351,893,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.015 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

Schools

As of the 2011-2012 school year, there were eleven schools in Azle ISD.[2]

High School

Grades 9-12

Junior High Schools

Grades 7-8

Elementary Schools

Grades 5-6
Grades PK-4

Alternative Schools

Special programs

Fine Arts

Azle High School has an exemplary band program, with the Marching Green Pride ranking 13th in the state of Texas in the 2013-2014 State Marching Band Competition in San Antonio.

Athletics

Azle High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and wrestling.[4] The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.[4]

The Azle High School Cheer team became the first CoEd team to win the UIL State Cheerleading Championship in early 2016.

For the 2015 through 2016 school years, Azle High School will play football in UIL Class 5A.[3] The mascot is a hornet named "Buzzy".

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Azle ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "UIL Alignments" (PDF). University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Azle High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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