Lovejoy Independent School District

Lovejoy Independent School District
The administration building of Lovejoy ISD, located next to the former Lovejoy Elementary School. This building is commonly referred to as the 'Red Building'
Address
259 Country Club Road
Allen
, (Collin County), Texas, 75002
United States
District information
TypePublic School District
GradesPre-K – 12th grade
EstablishedJuly 2nd, 1917
SuperintendentKatie Kordel[1]
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
Students and staff
Colors    Red & Black
Other information
Websitewww.lovejoyisd.net

Lovejoy Independent School District (ISD) is a public school district in central Collin County, Texas, United States. The district's administration building is located at 259 Country Club Road in Allen.[2]

Located 25 miles (40 km) north of Dallas, the district covers an approximately 19-square-mile (49 km2) area in central Collin County. It serves around 1,316 students in the communities of Lucas, Fairview, and a small portion of Allen and McKinney. Lovejoy ISD[3] is bordered by Plano ISD to the south; Allen ISD to the west and southwest; McKinney ISD to the northwest, north and northeast; Princeton ISD to the east and Wylie ISD to the southeast.[4]

The district was founded on July 2, 1917, forming the Lovejoy Common School District, Number 32, from the consolidation of the Forest Grove and Lick Springs schools; its name is taken from Mrs. J.L. Lovejoy, a local resident who was a strong proponent of educational causes. Early Collin County teacher, Claude Cecil Martin, was instrumental in persuading the community to consolidate the two schools. He taught at both the Forest Grove school and the Lick Springs schools.[5]

In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]

  1. ^ "Superintendent of Schools". Lovejoy Independent School District. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lovejoy ISD - Mission and General Information". Lovejoy Independent School District. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "IES District Info for Lovejoy ISD".
  4. ^ About LISD Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Lovejoy Independent School District, 2008. Accessed 2008-12-09.
  5. ^ "Lovejoy ISD Foundation History". Collin County History. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.