Webb Consolidated Independent School District (WCISD) is a
school district
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based in
Bruni, a community in
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
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Webb County
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secreta ...
,
Texas
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,
United States
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WCISD serves the unincorporated communities of Bruni,
Aguilares,
Mirando City
Mirando City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. It is three hundred eighty-four miles southwest of Houston. The population was 166 at the 2010 census. The town gets its name from Nicolás Mirando, a Spani ...
, and
Oilton.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
recognized" 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. .
History
Prior to 1994 Webb CISD served only Bruni and Oilton.
Mirando City Independent School District served the community of Mirando City from 1923 to 2005. Prior to 1994 all Mirando City children attended Mirando City ISD schools. After spring 1994, Mirando High School closed. Therefore, from Fall 1994 to July 1, 2005, WCISD served high schoolers from Mirando City while Mirando Elementary School in the Mirando City ISD served students from
kindergarten
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through 8th grade. On May 9, 2005 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. ordered the closure of Mirando City ISD. The district closed on July 1, 2005, and all students were rezoned to Webb CISD schools.
School uniforms
The district requires its students to wear
school uniforms (yellow polos with khaki pants, blue jeans or shorts in middle school and blue polos and khaki pants, blue jeans, or shorts in elementary and high school).
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. specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "
bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Schools
* Bruni High School (Grades 9-12)
* Bruni Middle School (Grades 6-8)
* Oilton Elementary School (Grades K-5)
**2006
National Blue Ribbon School
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School districts in Webb County, Texas