Booker Independent School District

Booker Independent School District
Location
Booker, Texas
ESC Region 16[1]
USA
Coordinates36°26′55″N 100°32′20″W / 36.44861°N 100.53889°W / 36.44861; -100.53889
District information
TypeIndependent school district
MottoHotel Trivago
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentGary Mills [1]
Schools2 (2009-10)[2]
Budget69$
NCES District ID4810830[2]
Students and staff
Students394 (2010-11)[1]
Teachers39.39 (2009-10)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio9.90 (2009-10)[2]
Athletic conferenceUIL Class 2A Football Division II[3]
District mascotKiowas[4]
Colors    Maroon, Black[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2013-14Met Standard[5]
WebsiteBooker ISD

Booker Independent School District is a public school district based in Booker, Texas (USA). Located in Lipscomb County,[6] small portions of the district extends into Hemphill County and Ochiltree County.[7][8] The district operates one high school, Booker High School.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $252,857,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.112 and the bond tax rate was $0.000 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]

Academic achievement

Between 2004 and 2011 a school district in Texas could receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[9] As of 2013 TEA changed the ratings based on new EOC exams to Met Standard or Improvement Required.

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[10]

  • 2014: Met Standard [11]
  • 2013: Met Standard [12]
  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Academically Acceptable
  • 2009: Academically Acceptable
  • 2008: Academically Acceptable
  • 2007: Academically Acceptable
  • 2006: Academically Acceptable
  • 2005: Academically Acceptable
  • 2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district operated two campuses.[1]

Other information

In 2011, superintendent Michael Lee forbid an Al Jazeera TV crew from reporting at a Booker High School's football game.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Booker ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Booker High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ^ "2014 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lipscomb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ochiltree County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  9. ^ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  10. ^ TEA District Ratings for 2004-2011 Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "2014 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  12. ^ "2013 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  13. ^ Welcome to Texas! Unless you're Al Jazeera Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Response to Al Jazeera Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine