Boerne Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Boerne

Boerne, Texas

Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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Located in Kendall County

Kendall County, Texas

Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2008 census, its population was 32,886. Its seat is Boerne....

, portions of the district extend into Bexar

Bexar County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...

 and Comal

Comal County, Texas

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 counties. In addition to Boerne, the communities of Fair Oaks Ranch

Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

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 and Scenic Oaks

Scenic Oaks, Texas

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 also lie within the district.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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Middle Schools

• Grades 7-8
  • Boerne Middle School North
  • Boerne Middle School South
    • 2008 National Blue Ribbon School

Elementary Schools

• Grades PK-6
  • Curington Elementary
  • Fabra Elementary
  • Cibolo Creek Elementary

• Grades K-6
  • Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary
    • 2000-01 National Blue Ribbon School
    • 2007-08 Exemplary - Texas Education Agency
    • 2008-09 Exemplary - Texas Education Agency
    • 2009-10 Exemplary - Texas Education Agency
    • 2010-11 Exemplary - Texas Education Agency
    • Listed in The Best Public Schools: Texas Monthly
  • Kendall Elementary

Awards and honors

Boerne High School has been listed in national rankings as one of the most successful schools in the nation when it comes to student participation in the College Board's Advanced Placement Program

Advanced Placement Program

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. Over 700 AP exams were administered to BHS students in the last year for which statistics have been made available, at a school with less than 2,000 students.