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The Alpine Independent School District is a school district based in Alpine, Texas, United States. The district operates one high school, Alpine High School.

History

Prior to 1996 Alpine High School served as the high school for students from Terlingua Common School District. Beginning in the 1960s, students were bussed to Alpine, with the bus ride being the longest in the United States. San Vicente Independent School District also sent its high school students to Alpine High. In 1996 Big Bend High School opened and the Terlingua area students no longer came to Alpine High. San Vicente ISD at that time began using Big Bend High.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $380,110,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.009 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can 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).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings:

• 2011: Recognized
• 2010: Recognized
• 2009: Recognized
• 2008: Academically Acceptable
• 2007: Academically Acceptable
• 2006: Academically Acceptable
• 2005: Recognized
• 2004: Recognized

Service area

Currently the district serves Alpine. Residents of the Sul Ross State University family housing units, Lobo Village 5 through 7, are zoned to Alpine ISD schools.

Prior to 1996 for the high school level Alpine ISD served, in addition to Alpine, Lajitas, Panther Junction, and Terlingua. The San Vicente and Terlingua districts include Big Bend National Park.

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year the district operated three schools:

• Alpine High School (grades 9-12)
• Alpine Middle School (grades 5-8)
• Alpine Elementary School (grades PK-4)

Special programs

Athletics

Alpine High School offers boys' baseball, basketball, football, powerlifting, golf, and wrestling; and girls' basketball, softball, powerlifting, golf, and volleyball. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Alpine High School played football in UIL Class 2A Division II. The Alpine High School teams are known as the Fightn' Bucks and Lady Bucks.

See also

• List of school districts in Texas
• List of high schools in Texas

References

1. ^ "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Alpine ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
3. ^ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
4. ^ "Alpine High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
5. ^ "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
6. ^ Pressly, Sue Ann (August 10, 1997). "Town's New High School Makes Grade With Students". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
7. "THE END OF THE 80-MILE SCHOOL BUS RIDE". Washington Post. August 12, 1996. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
8. Tucker, Albert Briggs (2008). Ghost Schools of the Big Bend. Howard Payne University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780615191348.
9. Trotter, Andrew (September 11, 1996). "Take Note". Education Week. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
10. "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
11. "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
12. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brewster County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
13. "Residential Living Facilities and Services Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine." Sul Ross State University. Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
14. Verhovek, Sam Howe (May 27, 1996). "End Near for 179-Mile Bus Trip to High School". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
15. "Brewster County". Texas Education Agency. March 7, 2001. Archived from the original on March 7, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2021. - The map shows the park outline.
16. "Alpine ISD Chooses VDIworks for Virtual Desktops". VDIworks. 2015.

External links

• Alpine Independent School District

• School districts in Brewster County, Texas