Galveston Independent School District is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 headquartered in Galveston

Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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" by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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Galveston ISD takes students from the cities of Galveston and Jamaica Beach

Jamaica Beach, Texas

Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,075.-History:Prior to its development, Jamaica Beach was a Karankawa burial ground. Johnny Goyen and Earl Galceran of the Jamaica Corporation developed Jamaica Beach as a 2,000-lot...

. Galveston ISD also serves unincorporated areas of Galveston County

Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the largest city in Galveston County in terms of population; between...

, including the communities of Port Bolivar

Port Bolivar, Texas

Port Bolivar is an unincorporated area located in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States state of Texas within Galveston County and part of the metropolitan area., Port Bolivar had a population of 1,200...

 and Crystal Beach

Crystal Beach, Texas

Crystal Beach is an unincorporated area in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Also known as Patton, Crystal Beach stretches 7 miles along Texas State Highway 87 in the middle of Bolivar Peninsula.It is located along 27 miles of beach on...

 on the Bolivar Peninsula

Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Bolivar Peninsula is a census-designated place in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,853 at the 2000 census.-History:...

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Each Galveston ISD house or residential area is assigned to an elementary school and a middle school.