About LISD

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LISD Administration Building
505 Pierce Street
Lindale, Texas 75771

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 370
                        Lindale, Texas 75771

Phone: (903) 881-4000
Fax: (903) 881-4004

A Tradition of Excellence

The Lindale Independent School District takes pride in a tradition of excellence that continues to grow with each passing school year.

 In July, 2009, the Texas Education Agency rated LISD as a "Recognized" district.  Four of the district's campuses (Lindale Primary School, Velma Penny Elementary School, E.J. Moss Intermediate School and Lindale High School) were rated "Exemplary," the highest rating for Texas schools. Lindale Junior High School was rated "Recognized."  

 Lindale High School is the only 3A, 4A or 5A high school in the TEA’s Region VII to receive an "Exemplary" nod. Region VII covers most of East Texas.

For a school to receive an exemplary rating from the TEA, several requirements must be met:

• For TAKS test results from the 2008-2009 school year, the school meets a 90% standard for each subject I for all students and each student group meeting minimum size (African-American, Hispanic, White, Economically Disadvantaged)
• Meets a 95% standard on Completion Rate I for all students and each student group meeting minimum size (African-American, Hispanic, White, Economically Disadvantaged)
• Annual dropout rate for 2007-2008 is 2.0% or less for all students and each student group meeting minimum size (African-American, Hispanic, White, Economically Disadvantaged). DURING THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR LISD HAD NO DROPOUTS.

The latest ratings reflect Lindale ISD’s continued educational growth and success after five campuses received a rating of “recognized” in 2008.

In November, 2009, the TEA awarded LISD and four of its campuses Gold Performance Acknowledgements.

Gold Performance Acknowledgments recognize districts and campuses for high academic performance on various indicators, such as commended performance on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), college admissions tests, and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) examinations.

Lindale ISD was awarded with five GPA's for having commended scores in reading, writing and social studies.  A rating of "Commended" means at least 30 percent of students in sub-groups (economically disadvantaged, minority, special education) scored a 90 or above on a specific portion of the TAKS test.  The district also received GPA's for meeting requirements in the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) in both English-Language Arts and math.   TSI is a state law that requires all students entering college to be assessed for college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing unless the student qualifies for an exemption. 

Lindale High School received Gold Performance Acknowledgements in four categories. Those categories are attendance, TSI English-Language Arts and TSI Math. LHS was also commended in social studies.

Lindale Junior High School received GPA's in four categories: attendance, commended reading, commended writing and commended social studies.

E.J. Moss Intermediate School received five GPA's: commended reading, commended math, commended science, Comparable Improvement reading and Comparable Improvement math. Comparable Improvement recognizes TAKS passing rates from year to year.

Velma Penny Elementary School, received GPA's  in three categories: commended math, commended writing, and Comparable Improvement math.

With LISD's continued academic success, more and more students enroll with the district each month.  To address the rapid growth in the student population, voters approved a $42 million bond that includes the construction of a new junior high school campus and additional classroom space at the high school. 

The district hopes to open the new junior high school by the start of the 2011-2012 school year, starting another exciting chapter in LISD history!

District Map

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(Provided by the Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce)