Valentine Independent School District

School district in Texas

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Valentine Independent School District is a public school district based in Valentine, Texas (USA).

Valentine ISD has one school - Valentine School - that serves students in grades Pre-Kindergarten though twelve. The district also offers advanced core classes, night school for students and adults, and a number of optional education enhancements.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

School

Valentine School is a public school located in Valentine, Texas (USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. All grades K-12 attend class in one campus, the same as Marathon School in Brewster County. Typically due to its isolation, Valentine School also has one of the lowest high school enrollments in the state. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

Athletics

In 2021 Valentine ISD had the smallest University Interscholastic League (UIL) sports program of any Texas high school.^[4]

The Valentine Pirates compete in the following sports ^[5]

Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, and Girls Volleyball

In 1966 the school's American football team ceased to exist.^[4]

References

^ Texas Tribune
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ ^a ^b Miller, Jeff (2021-09-24). "On the Field With the Smallest Texas High School Playing Football This Year". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
^ The Athletics Department