Boys Ranch Independent School District is a public school district

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 in Oldham County, Texas

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The district is a "special purpose" school district which serves Cal Farley's

Cal Farley

Cal Farley , called by some "America's Greatest Foster Father," founded in 1939 the residential childcare facility known as Boys Ranch, located near Old Tascosa, a largely otherwise abandoned community in Oldham County north of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.Farley was honored by the United States...

 Boys Ranch, a facility for at-risk youth. Since Boys Ranch is a non-profit entity, whose only residents consist of the resident staff and the youth placed at the facility, the district has no taxable base and its board consists of Boys Ranch supporters. As such, the district is funded by a combination of donated funds and state and federal education funding.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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Schools

• Boys Ranch High School
  Boys Ranch High School
  Boys Ranch High School is 1A school located in the Texas Panhandle, 36 miles northwest of Amarillo, Texas. The school is a part of the Boys Ranch Independent School District located at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch...
  
  (Grades 9-12)
• Blakemore Middle (Grades 6-8)
• Mimi Farley Elementary (Grades K-5)

Sports

• Football (the team made its first ever playoff appearance in 2008)
• Cross Country (the team has never lost a district title since it picked up the program in 1981. It has also won 8 state titles and 10+ state runner-ups)
• Wrestling (It is currently the only 1A school in the state with a wrestling team)
• Basketball
• Track
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Golf