Lovelady Independent School District
| Lovelady Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
11839 Texas State Highway 19 South
Lovelady , Texas, 75851United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4828410[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 512[1] |
| Teachers | 49.41 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 36.83[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.36[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Lovelady Independent School District is a public school district based in Lovelady, Texas (USA), located within Houston County.
The district has two campuses - Lovelady Junior High/High School (Grades 7-12) and Lovelady Elementary/Middle School (Grades PK-8).
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice J. Dale Wainwright Unit (previously Eastham Unit), which has employee housing,[3] is located within the Lovelady district.[4][5]
On April 13, 2014, there was minor damage at the High School after a tornado ripped through the town.[6]
Lovelady ISD is one of the few districts in Texas that does not allow out of district transfers, with the exception of children of nonresident employees.[7]
Consolidations
[edit]Lovelady consolidated with Pearson Chapel, Weldon, Cutt, Austonio, and Creek Schools, all during World War II except Austionio, which was in 1964.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for LOVELADY ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ Perkinson, Robert. Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire. First Edition. Metropolitan Books, 2010. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8050-8069-8. "Most of them lived in state-issued housing on the units, as he still does."
- ^ ""2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Houston County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-01-14. - Indicates school district boundaries. Compare to county map.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Houston County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 26 (PDF p. 27/30). Retrieved 2023-01-14. - Indicates the location of the Wainwright (then Eastham) Unit. Compare to school district map.
- ^ "Sheriff: Mobile home park, school damaged by possible tornado in Lovelady | khou.com Houston". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ^ Long, Marvin. "ADMISSIONS: INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS - FDA(LOCAL) - Lovelady ISD". pol.tasb.org. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
