Weatherford Independent School District

Weatherford Independent School District is a public school district based in Weatherford, Texas (USA).

Weatherford Independent School District
Location
Weatherford, TX Region 11 USA
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent	Beau Rees, Ph.D.[1]
Governing agency	Texas Education Agency
NCES District ID	4844800[2]
Students and staff
Students	7,840[3]
Teachers	521.0[3]
Staff	977.3[3]
Other information
Mascot	Kangaroos
Website	http://www.weatherfordisd.com/

In addition to Weatherford, the district serves most of Hudson Oaks as well as portions of Willow Park and Annetta North.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.^[4]

Schools

High schools

• Grades 9-12
  • Weatherford High School
    • Weatherford High School Ninth Grade Center

Middle schools

• Grades 6-8
  • Shirley A. Hall Middle School
  • Joe M. Tison Middle School

Elementary schools

• Grades K-5
  • Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
  • Raymond E. Curtis Elementary School
  • Bose Ikard Elementary School
  • Mary Martin Elementary School
• Grades PK-5
  • David Crockett Elementary School
  • Juan Seguin Elementary School
  • Bill W. Wright Elementary School

Students

Academics

STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)^[3]

Subject	Weatherford ISD	Region 11	State of Texas
Reading	75%	76%	73%
Mathematics	76%	78%	76%
Writing	71%	72%	69%
Science	81%	81%	79%
Soc. Studies	85%	80%	77%
All Tests	77%	77%	75%

Students in Weatherford typically perform close to local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 77% of students in Lake Worth ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas.^[3] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1478, and the average ACT score was 21.3.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 7,840 students, ranging from early childhood education and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 520 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 0.0%.^[3]

As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 69.1% White, 24.5% Hispanic, 2.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 2.9% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 41.7% of the student body.^[3]