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 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.

Waxahachie Independent School District
Location
Waxahachie, Texas
United States of America
District information
TypePublic, independent school district
Motto"A district where innovation thrives and growth is limitless"
GradesPrekindergarden - 12th grade
Established1864
SuperintendentDr. Jerry Hollingsworth
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
NCES District ID4844730[1]
Students and staff
Students10,095
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] 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]

Schools and facilities

High schools

Junior high schools (grades 6-8)
  • Coleman Junior High
  • Finley Junior High
  • Howard Junior High

Elementary schools (kindergarten - grade 5)
  • Clift Elementary
  • Dunaway Elementary
  • Felty Elementary
  • Marvin Elementary
  • Northside Elementary
  • Shackelford Elementary
  • Simpson Elementary
  • Wedgeworth Elementary
  • Wilemon STEAM Academy

Prekindergarten
  • Turner Prekindergarten Academy
  • Marvin Elementary
  • Northside Elementary

Facilities

Students

Academics
STAAR - Percentage 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 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]

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. "2022 Best Communities for Music Education Districts". 21 March 2022.
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