Lackland Independent School District is a public independent school district (ISD) based in

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

(

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). The district's boundaries are coterminous with

Lackland Air Force Base Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of S ...

(AFB), and it only draws students who reside within the installation. However, it answers to 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.

, not the

Department of Defense Education Activity The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behal ...

, and functions much like any other Texas school district. Additionally, children of Lackland AFB members residing off base do not have automatic rights to attend Lackland ISD but can be accepted on a transfer basis. Lackland ISD is one of three school districts in the state whose boundaries are coterminous with a military installation; the other two (also in the San Antonio area) are Randolph Field ISD and

Fort Sam Houston ISD Fort Sam Houston Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio, Texas (United States). History The district was formed in 1951 and opened for class in September 1952 for the purpose of serving the children of mili ...

. In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the

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Schools

* Stacey Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7-12) **

National Blue Ribbon School The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...

in 1994-96 Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
*Lackland Elementary (Grades PK-6) **

in 1998-99

References

External links

Lackland ISDLackland Air Force Base
{{Authority control School districts in Bexar County, Texas School districts in San Antonio Joint Base San Antonio