Commerce Independent School District
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Commerce Independent School District is a public school district
School district
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 based in Commerce
Commerce, Texas
Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...

, Texas
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 (USA
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).

In addition to Commerce, the district also serves the town of Neylandville
Neylandville, Texas
Neylandville is a town in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Neylandville is located at ....

. Although located mostly in Hunt County
Hunt County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

, the district extends into a very small portion of Delta County.

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

Schools

  • Commerce High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Commerce Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Albert C. Williams Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
  • Commerce Elementary School (Grades PK-2)
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