| Texarkana Independent School District | |
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| Location | |
 Texas United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public (government funded) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Established | 1889 |
| Accreditation(s) | Texas Education Agency |
| Schools | 12[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 8,000 |
| Teachers | 1,000[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Texarkana Independent School District is an urban school district serving 34 square miles (88 km2) in the Northeast corner of Texas (USA). It serves the majority of Texarkana, Texas, and the surrounding communities of Wake Village and Nash. It is the largest school district in Bowie County and the largest district served by the Region VIII Education Service Center. Texarkana ISD does not service Texarkana, Arkansas-side schools, who are managed by the Texarkana Arkansas Schools under the Arkansas State Government. It was established in 1889. Unique among other schools in its region, it accepts transfers from other Texas school districts tuition-free.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]
- ^ "Texarkana Independent School District School District in Texarkana, TX. | GreatSchools".
- ^ "Texarkana Independent School District".
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.