Balmorhea Independent School District

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The Balmorhea Independent School District is a public school district based in Balmorhea, Texas. The district operates one K-12 school, Balmorhea School.[1]

The district includes Balmorhea and some surrounding unincorporated areas.[2]

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $29,078,000.[3] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.001 per $100 of appraised valuation.[3]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[4] thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[5] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[6] 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[4]

  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Exemplary
  • 2009: Exemplary
  • 2008: Recognized
  • 2007: Recognized
  • 2006: Recognized
  • 2005: Academically Acceptable
  • 2004: Recognized

Schools

During the 2011–2012 school year, the district had one school that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.[3] The school was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School.[7]

Special programs

Athletics

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.[8] They would lose again in the 2017 title game, but would finally win in 2020 avenging their earlier loss to Richland Springs.

See also

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