Texarkana Independent School District is an urban
school district
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serving in the Northeast corner of
Texas
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USA
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). It serves the majority of
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census.
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and the surrounding communities of
Wake Village and
Nash. It is the largest school district in
Bowie County and the largest district served by the Region VIII Education Service Center. Texarkana ISD does not service
Texarkana, Arkansas
Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County, on the southwest border of the state. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,387. The city is located across the state line from its twin city ...
side schools, who are managed by the
Texarkana Arkansas Schools
The Texarkana Arkansas School District (TASD) is a U.S. school district founded in 1911 serving Texarkana, Arkansas. It is district No. 7, and is part of Miller County, Arkansas. TASD7 established itself as a magnet school system in 2005 at the e ...
under the
Arkansas
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State Government. It was established in 1889. Unique among other schools in its region, it accepts transfers from other Texas school districts tuition-free.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable
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Texas Education Agency
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Schools
High schools
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Texas High School
Texas High School (THS) is a public high school in Texarkana, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana Independent School District and is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. In 2015, it was rated "Met St ...
Junior high schools
*Texas Middle School
Elementary schools
*Dunbar Intermediate Center
*Theron Jones Early Literacy Center
*Highland Park Elementary
*Martha & Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary
*Nash Elementary
*Spring Lake Park Elementary
*Wake Village Elementary (1985-86
National Blue Ribbon School
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)
Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
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*Westlawn Elementary
*Waggoner Creek Elementary
Alternative Schools
*Disciplinary Alternative School
*OPTIONS Academic Alternative
See also
*List of school districts in Texas
This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Region and County.
Geographical school districts in Texas are (with one exception, the Stafford Municipal School District) completely independent from city or county jurisdiction.
Texas sch ...
References
External links
Texarkana Independent School District
Texarkana, Texas
School districts in Bowie County, Texas