Balmorhea Independent School District | |
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Location | |
USA | |
Coordinates | 30°59′0.01″N 103°44′46.1″W / 30.9833361°N 103.746139°W |
District information | |
Type | Independent school district |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Superintendent | John Massey [3] |
Schools | 1 (2009-10)[2] |
NCES District ID | 4809330[2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 159 (2010-11)[1] |
Teachers | 20.11 (2009-10)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
Student–teacher ratio | 7.91 (2009-10)[2] |
Athletic conference | UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I[4] |
District mascot | Bears[5] |
Colors | Royal Blue, Black, White[5] |
Other information | |
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 | Recognized[6] |
Website | Balmorhea ISD |
The Balmorhea Independent School District is a public school district based in Balmorhea, Texas. The district operates one K-12 school, Balmorhea School.[7]
The district includes Balmorhea and some surrounding unincorporated areas.[8]
As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $29,078,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.001 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[6] thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[9] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[10] 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[6]
During the 2011–2012 school year, the district had one school that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.[1] The school was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School.[11]
Balmorhea High School participates in the boys sports of basketball, 6-man football, tennis and track. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and volleyball.
In 2016, the Balmorhea Bears football team made it all the way to the 6-man Class 1A Division II championship game, where they suffered their only loss of the season, a 96–50 defeat at the hands of Richland Springs.[12] They would lose again in the 2017 title game, but would finally win in 2020 avenging their earlier loss to Richland Springs.