Carroll Independent School District

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The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent K4-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas (USA) and portions of nearby Grapevine and Colleyville.

The district is named for B H Carroll Jr., a former Tarrant County school superintendent and son of the founder of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Carroll ISD is consistently ranked among the top-rated school districts in Texas, due in no small part to the upper-income area it serves. The district and all of its schools were often all rated "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency, the highest ranking possible. However, in 2004-2005 the district was dropped to the "Recognized" ranking (the second-highest possible).

The district consists of two high schools (Carroll High School serving grades 9-10 and Carroll Senior High School serving grades 11-12; 9-10 graders are eligible for varsity sports), two middle schools, Dawson Middle and Carroll Middle, two intermediate schools, Eubanks Intermediate and Durham Intermediate, and five elementary schools, Rockenbaugh Elementary, Carroll Elementary, Old Union Elementary, Durham Elementary, and Johnson Elementary.

School spirit is exceptionally strong in the district: all of its schools share the same colors (green, black, and white) and the same mascot (the Dragons). The Carroll Dragon logo (a fire-breathing dragon head superimposed over an outline of the state of Texas) is among the most recognized logos in the DFW area

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The Carroll Dragon high school football team recently won the 5A Division 1 national championship, their 4th state title in 5 years. They have been ranked #1 in the nation for the third straight year in 2006.