Community Independent School District is a public
school district
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based in
Nevada, Texas
Nevada ( , unlike the state of Nevada) is a city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census, and 1,314 in 2020. First settled in 1835 by John McMinn Stambaugh and named "McMinn Chapel", ...
, USA. The district serves students in southeastern
Collin County and includes the towns of
Copeville,
Josephine, and
Lavon. A small portion of
Hunt County
Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 18 ...
also lies within the district.
The district was created in 1947 from the consolidation of the Josephine, Lavon, Nevada, Mt. Pisgah, Millwood and McMinn districts (Copeville's district would later join) and would become an independent district in 1974. At that time, the school mascot (the Brave) would be selected.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable
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Texas Education Agency
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Schools
*
Community High School (Nevada) (grades 9–12)
*Leland Edge Middle School (Nevada) (grades 6–8)
*Carylene McClendon Elementary School (Nevada) (prekindergarten–5th grade)
*Phyliss NeSmith Elementary School (Lavon) (prekindergarten–5th grade)
*John and Barbara Roderick Elementary School (Josephine) (prekindergarten–5th grade)
In addition, the Mildred B. Ellis Education Center (Nevada) serves as flexible space for the rapidly-growing district. For the 2022-23 school year it will house grade 6 students from Edge Middle School and grade 5 students from McClendon Elementary School.
References
External links
Community ISD
{{Region 10 School Districts in Texas
School districts in Collin County, Texas
School districts in Hunt County, Texas