Bridge City Independent School District
| Bridge City Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 1031 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City, Texas ESC Region 5[1] USA |
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| District information | |
| Type | Independent school district |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
| Superintendent | Mike King[1] |
| Schools | 4 (2015-16)[2] |
| District ID | 4811310[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,601 (2010-11)[1] |
| Teachers | 167.39 (2009-10)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.85 (2009-10)[2] |
| Athletic conference | UIL Class 4A Football & Basketball[3] |
| District mascot | Cardinal[4] |
| Colors | Red, White[4] |
| Other information | |
| TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 | Recognized[5] |
| Website | Bridge City ISD |
Bridge City Independent School District is a public school district based in Bridge City, Texas (USA). In addition to Bridge City, the district serves a portion of West Orange (west of State Highway 87). The district operates one high school, Bridge City High School.
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Finances
As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $808,213,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.015 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]
Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).
Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]
- 2011: Recognized
- 2010: Recognized
- 2009: Recognized
- 2008: Recognized
- 2007: Academically Acceptable
- 2006: Recognized
- 2005: Academically Acceptable
- 2004: Recognized
Schools
In the 2015-2016 school year, the district operated four schools.[1]
- Bridge City High School (Grades 9-12)
- Bridge City Middle School (Grades 6-8)
- Bridge City Intermediate School (Grades 3-5)
- Bridge City Elementary (Grades PK-2)
Special programs
Athletics
Bridge City High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, and soccer, .[4] The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.[4] For the 2014 through 2016 school years, Bridge City High School will play football in UIL Class 4A.[3]
Bridge City won its only state championship in football in 1966 against McKinney High School 30-6 under head coach Harold "Chief" Wilson after losing to Brownwood High School the previous year.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Matt Bryant, placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League[8]
- Jake Dionne, former policy debater and current Rhetorician at Syracuse University. He is best known for his academic essays, which include (1) "You Like That, Pledge? Displays of Normalizing Sexual Rhetoric in Haze Him," and (2) "Imagining Ecofeminist Communities via Queer Alliances in Disney's Maleficent."[9]
See also
References
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