School district in Texas
Port Arthur Independent School District 4801 9th Avenue
Port Arthur
, Texas , 77642 United States Type Public Grades PreK–12[ 1] NCES District ID4835400 [ 1] Students 7,957[ 1] Teachers 613.87 (FTE )[ 1] Staff 699.3 (FTE )[ 1] Student–teacher ratio 12.96[ 1] Website www
Port Arthur Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Arthur , Texas , United States .
The district serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves .
In 2012, the school district was rated "academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency .[ 2]
Administration
The district is headed by the PAISD School Board, which is ultimately responsible for the well-being of the district. It hires a superintendent of schools who is chiefly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the district. This superintendent accomplishes this with the aid of other individuals and groups that the administration comprises. The current superintendent is Dr. Mark Porterie.
History
Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race : White students attended Thomas Jefferson High School . Black students attended two elementary schools, Carver Elementary School and Lamar Elementary School, as well as Franklin Junior High School and Lincoln High School .[ 3]
Dress code
The Port Arthur Independent School District adopted a uniform dress code that was enforced district-wide during the 2007–2008 school year.[ 4]
Student body
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In 2001 the racial breakdown of the student body was: 58% black, 21% Hispanic, 13% white, and 8% Asian.[ 5]
Schools
High schools
Middle schools
Grades 6–8 Thomas Jefferson Middle School (previously Thomas Jefferson High School)
Abraham Lincoln Fine Arts Academy (previously Abraham Lincoln Middle School and Abraham Lincoln High School)
Elementary schools
Grades PK-5
Pre-Kindergarten
Wheatley School of Early Childhood (Port Arthur)
Alternative schools
Port Arthur Alternative Campus
Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Moved to ALMS)
Thomas A. Edison Middle School (Moved to TJMS)
Stephen F. Austin Middle School (Became MHS-9)
Franklin Elementary School (built in 1917. demolished in February 2012)[ 7]
Pease Elementary School (demolished)[ 7]
Lamar Elementary School (later used an alternative school before being demolished)
References
^ a b c d e f
"Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for PORT ARTHUR ISD" . National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System" . Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.^ Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations . Rowman & Littlefield , 2002. ISBN 0830415742 , 9780830415748. Start: p. 223 . CITED: p. 223 -224 .
^ "Buster Brown vs. Board of Education ," Mid County Chronicle
^ Stewart, Richard (July 15, 2001). "Port Arthur debates consolidating high schools" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved February 16, 2019 . ^ DeQueen Elementary School Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine ^ a b c d e Schools as of October 8, 2000 , Port Arthur Independent School District ^ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139795/?q=Bishop byrne
External links
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Former schools
Beaumont ISD French ISD Port Arthur ISD South Park ISD Private
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