Latexo Independent School District

Latexo Independent School District is a public school district based in Latexo, Texas, in the U.S. state of Texas. In addition to serving the city of Latexo, it also serves unincorporated north-central Houston County and a small portion of the nearby city of Crockett.^[2]

Latexo Independent School District
Address
298 FM 2663 Latexo , Texas, 75849 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PK–12[1]
Schools	2[1]
NCES District ID	4826910[1]
Students and staff
Students	497 (2023–2024)[1]
Teachers	42.33 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1]
Staff	46.43 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.74 (2023–2024)[1]
Other information
Website	www.latexoisd.net

The district has two campuses - Latexo High (grades 7–12) and Latexo Elementary (prekindergarten-grade 6).

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

History

In 2020 the district began designating Fridays as "flex days".^[4]

Controversy

In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Latexo Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act Archived August 23, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.^[5][6]