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Port Arthur Independent School District
4801 9th Avenue
Port Arthur
, Texas , 77642 United States Type Public Grades PreK–12[1] NCES District ID4835400 [1] Students 7,957[1] Teachers 613.87 (FTE )[1] Staff 699.3 (FTE )[1] Student–teacher ratio 12.96[1] Website www
Port Arthur Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Arthur , Texas , United States .
The district serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves .
In 2012, the school district was rated "academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency .[2]
Administration [ edit ]
The district is headed by the PAISD School Board, which is ultimately responsible for the well-being of the district. It hires a superintendent of schools who is chiefly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the district. This superintendent accomplishes this with the aid of other individuals and groups that the administration comprises. The current superintendent is Dr. Mark Porterie.
History [ edit ]
Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race : White students attended Thomas Jefferson High School . Black students attended two elementary schools, Carver Elementary School and Lamar Elementary School, as well as Franklin Junior High School and Lincoln High School .[3]
Dress code [ edit ]
The Port Arthur Independent School District adopted a uniform dress code that was enforced district-wide during the 2007–2008 school year.[4]
Student body [ edit ]
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In 2001 the racial breakdown of the student body was: 58% black, 21% Hispanic, 13% white, and 8% Asian.[5]
Schools [ edit ]
High schools [ edit ]
Middle schools [ edit ]
Grades 6–8
Thomas Jefferson Middle School (previously Thomas Jefferson High School)
Abraham Lincoln Middle School( previously Abraham Lincoln High School)
Elementary schools [ edit ]
Grades PK-5
Pre-Kindergarten
Wheatley School of Early Childhood (Port Arthur)
Alternative schools [ edit ]
Port Arthur Alternative Campus
Former schools [ edit ]
Former high schools [ edit ]
Former middle schools [ edit ]
Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Moved to ALMS)
Thomas A. Edison Middle School (Moved to TJMS)
Stephen F. Austin Middle School (Became MHS-9)
Former elementary schools [ edit ]
Franklin Elementary School (built in 1917. demolished in February 2012)[7]
Pease Elementary School (demolished)[7]
Lamar Elementary School (later used an alternative school before being demolished)
References [ edit ]
^ Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations . Rowman & Littlefield , 2002. ISBN 0830415742 , 9780830415748. Start: p. 223 . CITED: p. 223 -224 .
^ "Buster Brown vs. Board of Education ," Mid County Chronicle
^ Stewart, Richard (2001-07-15). "Port Arthur debates consolidating high schools" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2019-02-16 .
^ DeQueen Elementary School Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c d e Schools as of October 8, 2000 , Port Arthur Independent School District
^ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139795/?q=Bishop byrne
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Galveston College serves students in Sabine Pass ISDHardin-Jefferson ISD 's Hardin-Jefferson High School in Hardin County serves a section of Jefferson County (China Elementary itself is in Jefferson County)
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