Farmersville Independent School District

Farmersville Independent School District is a public school district based in Farmersville, Texas (USA).

Farmersville Independent School District
Location
501A State Highway 78N, Farmersville, Texas 75442
United States of America
District information
TypePublic, Independent school district
SuperintendentMicheal French[1]
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
NCES District ID4819080[2]
Students and staff
Students1,542[3]
Teachers107.6[3]
Staff189.7[3]
Other information
Websitewww.farmersvilleisd.net

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Schools edit

  • Farmersville High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Farmersville Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
  • Farmersville Intermediate School (Grades 2-5)
  • Tatum Elementary School (Grades PK-1)

Students edit

Academics edit

STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)[5]
Subject Farmersville ISD Region 10 State of Texas
Reading 81% 74% 73%
Mathematics 84% 77% 76%
Writing 75% 71% 69%
Science 86% 80% 79%
Soc. Studies 89% 80% 77%
All Tests 83% 76% 75%

Students in Farmersville typically outperform local region and state-wide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 83% of students in Farmersville ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 76% in Region 10 and 75% in the state of Texas.[5] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1390, and the average ACT score was 20.9.[5]

Demographics edit

In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 1,559 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 111 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was less than 0.5%.[5]

As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 60.1% White, 33.4% Hispanic, 3.2% African American, 0.7% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 2.1% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 52.9% of the student body.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Farmersville ISD - Welcome Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Farmersville Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "2014-15 Texas Academic Performance Report, Farmersville ISD". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  5. ^ a b c d e TEA Division of Performance Reporting. "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

External links edit