Connally Independent School District is a public

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based in the northernmost part of

Waco Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...

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(

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). In addition to a small portion of north Waco, Connally ISD serves most of the city of

Lacy-Lakeview Lacy Lakeview is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,988 at the 2020 census. The city's name is sometimes spelled with a hyphen (as Lacy-Lakeview), but the off ...

, the community of Elm Mott, and parts of Bellmead.

History

The district was formed in 1950–51 by the merger of the Lakeview and Elm Mott school districts. The name comes from the former

James Connally Air Force Base James Connally Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located north of Waco, Texas. After its closure in 1968, the airport reopened as TSTC Waco Airport. History World War II The airport opened May 5, 1942 as Waco Army Air Field and ...

in the district (now the flagship campus of the

Texas State Technical College System Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is a public community college with 10 campuses throughout Texas. TSTC is the State of Texas's only public multicampus technical college, offering associate degrees and certificates in technical skills and trade ...

) and carries over to the school mascot, the Cadet. After the resumption of classes in fall 2021 during the

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, two teachers at the junior high school died of COVID-19 by September 1, 2021; the district canceled classes for two days and reopened after Labor Day with a

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, one of several smaller school districts to join urban districts in requiring masks.

Schools

* Connally High School (Grades 9-12) *Connally Junior High School (Grades 6-8) *Connally Elementary School (Grades 4&5) *Connally Primary School (Grades 1-3) *Connally Early Childhood Center (Grades Pre-Kindergarten–Kindergarten)

References

External links

Connally ISD
{{coord missing, Texas School districts in McLennan County, Texas