High Island Independent School District is a public

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based in

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. HIISD serves the communities of Caplen,

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, and Gilchrist on the

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History

Circa 2003 some Bolivar Peninsula residents in the

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(GISD) portion who were dissatisfied with the Crenshaw School, the then-two-campus GISD

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on the peninsula, sent their children to High Island schools.Thompson, Carter.
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''. February 27, 2003. Retrieved on January 5, 2015. "The existing school — made up of two campuses about a half-mile apart — have been a sore spot for many residents who felt the district was shortchanging the peninsula. The peninsula generates about $3 million revenue from local property taxes and state contributions to the district. Some residents responded through the years by sending their kids to the neighboring High Island Independent School District." Crenshaw was rebuilt as a single campus in 2005. The school district lost approximately 15% of its students in 2008 due to homes and residences destroyed by

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In the fall of 2009, the district reported an enrollment of 186 students.

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "

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" by the

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Schools

High Island School High Island School or High Island High School is a public school serving students grades PK–12 located in the High Island community of Galveston County, Texas, United States. It is the only school part of the High Island Independent School D ...

(PK-12)

Special programs

Athletics

High Island High School plays

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External links

High Island ISD

References

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