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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]
In previous eras Galveston ISD house or residential area was assigned to an elementary school and a middle school. In Port Bolivar, the houses and residential areas are zoned to a K-8 center. All high school students in Galveston ISD were zoned to attend Ball High School. [6] Galveston College serves the catchment area of Galveston ISD. [7]
This meant an exodus of children from the Galveston ISD and into other school districts. If Hurricane Katrina evacuees and out-of-district students are excluded, Galveston ISD lost 12% of its students between the 2002-2003 school year and the 2006-2007 school year; Ball High School is affected as it is the only public high school in Galveston. [5]
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This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Education Service Center (ESC) Region and then by County.. There are multiple classifications of school districts. Among them are independent school districts, common school districts, municipal school districts, rural high school districts, industrial training school districts, rehabilitation districts for the handicapped, and several ...
The Friendswood Independent School District was established on December 21, 1948. The district covers 15 square miles (39 km 2 ) and borders the Alvin, Pearland and Clear Creek school districts. All of the district's school's mascots are some version of a horse.
Central High School was a senior high school for African-American students in Galveston, Texas.It was a part of the Galveston Independent School District (GISD).. Lorraine Smith Tigner, quoted in the Galveston County Daily News, stated that Central, established as the Central School in 1885, was the first Texas school for black people.
Ball High School (9–12) in Galveston is the district's sole comprehensive high school. Previously students are zoned to Oppe Elementary School (K–4) and Weis Middle School (6–8). [19] Galveston ISD (and therefore Jamaica Beach) is assigned to Galveston College in Galveston. [20] Texas A&M University at Galveston is in nearby Galveston.