Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) is a

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based in

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, United States. The district serves most of the

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and some other neighboring parts of the Houston metropolitan area. CCISD is the 29th largest school district in Texas, spanning 103 square miles and serving over 41,000 students. The district operates 45 distinct campuses, consisting of 5 comprehensive high schools, 3 alternative high schools, 10 intermediate schools, and 27 elementary schools. The Superintendent of Schools is Karen Engle. Clear Creek ISD currently operates two football stadiums, Veterans Memorial Stadium and Challenger Columbia Stadium, both of which serve all five of the district's 6A high schools.

History

Clear Creek ISD was formed in 1948 when the districts of Kemah, League City, Seabrook, and Webster were consolidated, deriving its name from nearby Clear Creek, which forms Clear Lake, one of the few natural lakes in Texas. CCISD continued operating Webster High School until Clear Creek High School opened in 1956. The district opened Clear Lake High School in 1972, Clear Brook High School in 1988, Clear Springs High School in 2008, and Clear Falls High School in 2010. In the 2000s, rising real estate costs in

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forced many families to move to other areas, including

League City League City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Galveston County, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 112,129. The city of League City has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris ...

. This meant an influx of children out of

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and into other school districts like Clear Creek ISD. On May 11, 2013 the district was successful in a vote securing $367 million to "...rebuild or improve 40+ year old schools; address student safety, security systems, repairs and enrollment growth; construct or expand co-curricular and extracurricular facilities for growth in programs; and improve wireless infrastructure and access to technology for 21st century learning." On May 6, 2017 the district was successful in a vote to approve a bond with largely the same purpose stated in 2013 "...to build new or rebuild schools, replace portables with permanent additions, renovate aging schools to bring them up to today’s learning standards, improve school and bus safety through the purchase of surveillance equipment and buses." This second bond in 2017 for $487 million resulted in a 4-year total of US$854 million of funding over and above that allocated by the state for this purpose. CCISD is the 29th largest school district in Texas. The total enrollment for the district is currently 42,008 students. According to the last CCISD reported actual financials (2017-2018), the annual per student cost is over $12,000. Eric Williams became CCISD superintendent in February 2021. By December a group of parents accused him of promoting "

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" in K-12 schools. Williams had stated he would not promote CRT and he would not close campuses with incidents of

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. Williams resigned in July 2022.

Clear Creek ISD cities

CCISD includes sections of

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and Harris County. CCISD serves the following municipalities in their entirety: * Clear Lake Shores * El Lago * Kemah * Nassau Bay * Seabrook *

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CCISD serves portions of the following municipalities: * Friendswood (Harris County portion) *

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(

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) *

(Most of League City is within CCISD) *

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In addition, some unincorporated sections of Harris County and Galveston County (including a portion of Bacliff) are zoned to CCISD.

Schools

High schools

Clear Springs High School (League City, Texas)

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(''

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'' Harris County) * Clear Falls High School (

) (Education Village) * Clear Creek High School (

) * Clear Lake High School (

) **1987

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Clear Springs High School Clear Springs High School (CSHS) is an American public high school located in League City, Texas. It is one of seven high schools in the Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD). The school opened in 2007 serving most of League City west ...

(

) * Clear View High School (

)

Alternative schools

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(

) * Clear Path Alternative School (

)

Intermediate schools

*Bayside Intermediate School (League City) (Education Village) *Brookside Intermediate School (Friendswood) *Clear Creek Intermediate (League City) *Clear Lake Intermediate School (Houston) **1987

*Creekside Intermediate School (League City) *League City Intermediate School (League City) *Seabrook Intermediate School ( Seabrook) *Space Center Intermediate School (Houston) *Victory Lakes Intermediate School (League City) *Westbrook Intermediate School (Friendswood)

Elementary schools

*Armand Bayou Elementary School (

) *Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School (League City) *Bay Elementary School ( Seabrook) **2014

*Brookwood Elementary School (

) *Florence Campbell Elementary School (League City) *Clear Lake City Elementary School (Houston) *Falcon Pass Elementary School (Houston) *Lloyd R. Ferguson Elementary School (League City) *Darwin L. Gilmore Elementary School (League City) *Art And Pat Goforth Elementary School (League City) *P. H. Greene Elementary School (''Unincorporated'' Harris County) *Walter Hall Elementary School (League City) *I. W. and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School (League City) *Landolt Elementary School (''Unincorporated'' Harris County) *League City Elementary School (League City) *Margaret S. McWhirter Elementary School (

) *Sandra Mossman Elementary School (League City) (Education Village) *North Pointe Elementary School (Houston) *Ralph Parr Elementary School (League City) *G. W. Robinson Elementary School (Pasadena) *James H. Ross Elementary School (League City) *LaVace Stewart Elementary School (''Unincorporated'' Galveston County) **2007

**2014

*John F. Ward Elementary School (Houston) *Arlyne and Alan Weber Elementary School (''Unincorporated'' Harris County) *Wedgewood Elementary School ( Friendswood) *G. H. Whitcomb Elementary School (Houston) *Ed White Elementary School ( El Lago)

Rankings

, Clear Creek ISD was ranked as an "exemplary" district (the highest ranking) 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.

. For comparison, 29% of all schools in Texas rated by the TEA were ranked as "exemplary". Among the high schools, Clear Horizons Early College High School and Clear Lake High School (both in the

area of Houston) were ranked as "exemplary" with the others ranked as "recognized". On the

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examinations, 97% of students passed in reading, 97% passed in writing, 98% passed in social studies, 93% passed in mathematics, and 92% passed in science. the high school graduation rate was 97%.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Pearland, Texas School districts in Galveston County, Texas School districts in Harris County, Texas School districts in Houston Education in Pasadena, Texas Galveston Bay Area Greater Houston 1948 establishments in Texas School districts established in 1948