Lovelady Independent School District

Lovelady Independent School District
Address
11839 Texas State Highway 19 South Lovelady , Texas, 75851 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12[1]
NCES District ID	4828410[1]
Students and staff
Students	512[1]
Teachers	49.41 (FTE)[1]
Staff	36.83[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.36[1]
Other information
Website	www.loveladyisd.net

Building of the former school site, known to locals as the "old gym"; now used for events.

Lovelady Independent School District is a public school district based in Lovelady, Texas (USA), located within Houston County.

Historical marker for former school site

The district has two campuses - Lovelady Junior High/High School (Grades 7-12) and Lovelady Elementary/Middle School (Grades PK-8).

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice J. Dale Wainwright Unit (previously Eastham Unit), which has employee housing,[3] is located within the Lovelady district.[4][5]

On April 13, 2014, there was minor damage at the High School after a tornado ripped through the town.[6]

Lovelady ISD is one of the few districts in Texas that does not allow out of district transfers, with the exception of children of nonresident employees.[7]

Consolidations

Lovelady consolidated with Pearson Chapel, Weldon, Cutt, Austonio, and Creek Schools, all during World War II except Austionio, which was in 1964.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for LOVELADY ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
3. Perkinson, Robert. Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire. First Edition. Metropolitan Books, 2010. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8050-8069-8. "Most of them lived in state-issued housing on the units, as he still does."
4. ""2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Houston County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023. - Indicates school district boundaries. Compare to county map.
5. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Houston County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 26 (PDF p. 27/30). Retrieved January 14, 2023. - Indicates the location of the Wainwright (then Eastham) Unit. Compare to school district map.
6. "Sheriff: Mobile home park, school damaged by possible tornado in Lovelady | khou.com Houston". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
7. Long, Marvin. "ADMISSIONS: INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS - FDA(LOCAL) - Lovelady ISD". pol.tasb.org. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

External links

• Official website