High Island Independent School District
High Island Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Galveston County, Texas, United States.
HIISD serves the communities of Caplen, High Island, and Gilchrist on the Bolivar Peninsula.
History
[edit]Circa 2003 some Bolivar Peninsula residents in the Galveston Independent School District (GISD) portion who were dissatisfied with the Crenshaw School, the then-two-campus GISD K-8 school on the peninsula, sent their children to High Island schools.[1] Crenshaw was rebuilt as a single campus in 2005.[2]
The school district lost approximately 15% of its students in 2008 due to homes and residences destroyed by Hurricane Ike In the fall of 2009, the district reported an enrollment of 186 students.[3]
Academic achievement
[edit]In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]
Schools
[edit]- High Island School (PK-12)
Special programs
[edit]Athletics
[edit]High Island High School plays six-man football.
See also
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Carter. "Board sets aside money for work on new school" (). The Galveston County Daily News. February 27, 2003. Retrieved on January 5, 2015. "The existing school — made up of two campuses about a half-mile apart — have been a sore spot for many residents who felt the district was shortchanging the peninsula. The peninsula generates about $3 million revenue from local property taxes and state contributions to the district. Some residents responded through the years by sending their kids to the neighboring High Island Independent School District."
- ^ "About or School". Crenshaw School. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Rhiannon Meyers. "Most Superintendents in Area Decline Pay Raises". Galveston Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
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