Rice Consolidated Independent School District

This article is about the school district located near the Texas Gulf Coast. For the article discussing the district in Navarro County, see Rice Independent School District.

Rice Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Altair, Texas (USA).

Rice Consolidated Independent School District
Address
1094 Raider Drive Altair , Texas, 77412 United States
District information
Grades	PK–12[1]
Schools	7[1]
NCES District ID	4836970[1]
Students and staff
Students	1,315 (2023–2024)[1]
Teachers	97.07 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.55:1[1]
Other information
Website	www.ricecisd.org

In addition to Altair, the district serves the city of Eagle Lake, the communities of Garwood and Sheridan, as well as rural areas in southern Colorado County.

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

Schools

• Rice High School (grades 9–12, opened for 1970–1971 school year)
• Rice Junior High School (grades 6–8)
• Eagle Lake Intermediate School (grades 3–6)
• Eagle Lake Primary School (grades PK-2)
• Garwood School (grades K-6)
• Sheridan School (grades K-6)

• 
  Rice Junior High School is on the same campus as the high school on US 90A between Altair and Rock Island.
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  Garwood Elementary School is on TX 71 in Garwood.
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  Sheridan Elementary School is on FM 2437 in Sheridan.