Allen Independent School District

Allen Independent School District
Location
612 E Bethany Rd.
Allen, Texas[1]
ESC Region 10[2]
USA
Coordinates 33°5′6″N 96°39′51″W / 33.08500°N 96.66417°W / 33.08500; -96.66417
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Dr. Scott Niven
Schools 22 (2009-10)[1]
District ID 4807890[1]
Students and staff
Students 18,888 (2010-11)[2]
Teachers 1,215.65 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 15 (2009-10)[1]
Athletic conference UIL Class 6A Football & Basketball[3]
District mascot Eagles[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Recognized[5]
Website Allen ISD
Allen High School

Allen Independent School District is a public school district based in Allen, Texas (USA). Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of McKinney, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 18,700 students, with an expected growth rate of 8-10% per year.[6]

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $7,254,839,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.050 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[7] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[8] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district had students in twenty-three schools.[2]

High schools (10-12)
Freshmen center (9)
Middle schools (7-8)
Elementary schools (EE, K-6)
Other schools

Special programs

Athletics

Allen High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer,swimming, and wrestling, track, golf, tennis, and cross country.[4] The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, and volleyball.[4] Allen High School participates in UIL Class 6A-1 as the second-largest school in the state (nearby Plano East is the largest).[3]

The Eagle Stadium was built for $60 million, and was a part of a $120 million bond issue. It opened in 2012. In February 2014 cracks appeared, and the district closed the stadium for repairs.[10] The stadium was reopened in June 2015 after completing in excess of $10 million worth of repairs. [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Allen ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Allen High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Facts & Figures". Allen ISD. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public Elementary Schools" (PDF). US Department of Education. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Cracks force closure of Allen's $60M Eagle Stadium." WFAA-TV and the Associated Press at WFAA-TV. February 27, 2014. Retrieved on February 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ Chiquillo, Julieta (June 2, 2015). "Allen's Eagle Stadium to reopen for graduation after $10 million-plus in fixes". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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