Thorndale Independent School District is a public
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
based in
Thorndale,
Texas
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(
USA
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). Located in
Milam County
Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam Cou ...
, the district extends into a small portion of
Williamson County.
Thorndale ISD has one campus with three schools -
*
Thorndale High School
Thorndale High School is a public high school located in the city of Thorndale, Texas, USA and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Thorndale Independent School District located in southwestern Milam County. In 2015, the ...
(Grades 9-12)
*Thorndale Middle (Grades 6-8)
*Thorndale Elementary (Grades PreK-5)
The
Thorndale ISD, along with the
Thrall (Tx) School, was a primary location used in filming
The Rookie, the film starring
Dennis Quaid about the life story of major league pitcher
Jim Morris, who at the age of 35 tried out for and made it to a
Major League team (based on a bet with his student athletes that he would try out if they won their district baseball championship).
Morris played for the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays for several years before retiring a second time from the Majors. Much of
Thorndale was the actual location for the fictional Big Lake in the movie, including the High School baseball fields and locker room. Also, the downtown storefronts seen in the movie can still be seen in
Thorndale's main downtown shopping district.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable" 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. .
References
External links
Thorndale ISD
{{Education in Williamson County, Texas
School districts in Milam County, Texas
School districts in Williamson County, Texas