The Alba-Golden Independent School District is a
school district
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serving southeastern
Rains and western
Wood
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counties in eastern
Texas
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(
USA
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). The district serves the towns of
Alba
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scottish people, Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed i ...
and
Golden
Golden means made of, or relating to gold.
Golden may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
. It is a AA school. Its mascot is the panther.
Finances
As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $234,719,000.
The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.004 per $100 of appraised valuation.
Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "
recognized" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.
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
*2011: Recognized
*2010: Academically Acceptable
*2009: Recognized
*2008: Academically Acceptable
*2007: Recognized
*2006: Recognized
*2005: Academically Acceptable
*2004: Recognized
Campuses
In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had students in three schools.
;Regular instructional
*
Alba-Golden High School (Grades 6–12)
* Alba-Golden Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
;DAEP instructional
*Alternative School (Grades 7–12)
See also
*
List of school districts in Texas
This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Region and County.
Geographical school districts in Texas are (with one exception, the Stafford Municipal School District) completely independent from city or county jurisdiction.
Texas sch ...
*
List of high schools in Texas
This is a list of high schools in the state of Texas.
Anderson County
* Cayuga High School, Cayuga
*Elkhart High School, Elkhart
* Frankston High School, Frankston
* Neches High School, Neches
* Palestine High School, Palestine
* Slocum High Sch ...
References
External links
Alba-Golden Independent School District{{Education in Wood County, Texas
School districts in Wood County, Texas
School districts in Rains County, Texas