Garland Independent School District

Garland Independent School District
Garland Independent School District Headquarters
Address
501 South Jupiter Drive
Garland
, Texas
United States
Coordinates32°55′33.9″N 96°38′19.7″W / 32.926083°N 96.638806°W / 32.926083; -96.638806
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentDr. Ricardo Lopéz [1]
Budget2008-2009
Students and staff
Students52,355[2]
Teachers3,773[2]
Staff3,334[2]
Athletic conferenceUIL 10-6A[3]
Other information
Websitewww.garlandisd.net

Garland Independent School District (GISD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas, United States.[4] Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast to the county line and serves parts of the communities of Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse.[5] Small portions of Dallas and Wylie are served by Garland ISD.[6]

The district encompasses approximately 100 square miles (260 km2). With a student enrollment of 56,459 students,[2] GISD is currently the fourth largest school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and is thirteenth largest district in the state of Texas. Garland High School, the district's first high school, is more than one hundred years old.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[7]

  1. ^ GISD Leadership Archived August 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 31 January 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Texas Education Agency AEIS Report - Garland ISD. Retrieved on 15 December 2007
  3. ^ http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/6A_BB-FBRvsd3-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Garland Independent School District. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
  5. ^ GISD Where is GISD? Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Dallas County, TX" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  7. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.