Waxahachie Independent School District

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 approximately 8,500 students [3] structured in seventeen campuses: 10 elementary school campuses, 3 junior high campuses, 3 high school campuses and 1 alternative learning campus. WISD offers several CTSO's to its students including FFA, Skills USA and TSA.

Waxahachie Independent School District
Location
Waxahachie, Texas
United States of America
District information
TypePublic, Independent school district
Motto"Excellence in Education"
GradesPrekindergarden - 12th grade
Established1864
SuperintendentDr. Bonny Cain
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
NCES District ID4844730[1]
Students and staff
Students8,107[2]
Teachers566.8[2]
Staff1,162.8[2]
Other information
Websitewww.wisd.org

In 2012-13 and 2013–14, the school district and all campuses received the highest Texas Education Agency accountability rating of "Met Standard." [4] In 2014, the NAMM Foundation awarded the district a Best Communities for Music Education designation, one of only 376 districts to receive the prestigious award.[5]

Schools & Facilities

High schools

Junior high schools
  • Grades 6-8
    • Coleman Junior High
    • Finley Junior High
    • Howard Junior High

Elementary schools
  • Grades K-5
    • Clift Elementary
    • Dunaway Elementary
    • Felty Elementary
    • Marvin Elementary
    • North Grove Elementary (Scheduled to open in 2020)
    • Northside Elementary
    • Shackelford Elementary
    • Wedgeworth Elementary
    • Wilemon Elementary
  • Pre-kindergarten
    • Turner Pre-Kindergarten Academy]]

Facilities

Students

Academics
STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)[2]
Subject Waxahachie ISD Region 10 State of Texas
Reading 79% 74% 73%
Mathematics 83% 77% 76%
Writing 75% 71% 69%
Science 81% 80% 79%
Soc. Studies 77% 80% 77%
All Tests 80% 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 pre-kindergarten 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]

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. "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report, WAXAHACHIE ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. http://www.wisd.org/defaultaspx?name=ABUS_homepage
  4. ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/index.html
  5. http://www.nammfoundation.org/community/2014-bcme-results
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