Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District is a public school district

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 based in Sour Lake

Sour Lake, Texas

Sour Lake is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2010 census. It was originally named Sour Lake Springs, after the mineral-laden spring water that flowed into the nearby lake. The city is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical...

, Texas

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 (USA

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). The district covers south central Hardin and northwestern Jefferson

Jefferson County, Texas

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 counties.

In addition to Sour Lake, the district serves the cities of China

China, Texas

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 and Nome

Nome, Texas

Nome is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Beaumont at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90, State Highway 326 and Farm to Market Road 365. The population was 588 at the 2010 census...

 as well as the unincorporated community of Pinewood Estates

Pinewood Estates, Texas

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.

Hardin-Jefferson won the 2007 Boys Basketball State Championship, beating Abilene Wylie 56 to 44.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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.

Schools

• Hardin-Jefferson High (Grades 9-12)
  • The high school campus, newly built for the '09-'10 school year, sits along US Highway 326 next to its predecessor, now Henderson middle school.
• Henderson Middle (Grades 6-8)
  • Previously located in China where China Elementary now stands, the district relocated the middle school staff and students to the old high school campus in 2009.
• Sour Lake Elementary (Grades PK-5)
  • Serving, largely, that of the district that lies in Hardin County (as well as some Nome
    Nome, Texas
    Nome is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Beaumont at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90, State Highway 326 and Farm to Market Road 365. The population was 588 at the 2010 census...
    
     residents), the campus sits along US Highway 326 south out of Sour Lake
    Sour Lake, Texas
    Sour Lake is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2010 census. It was originally named Sour Lake Springs, after the mineral-laden spring water that flowed into the nearby lake. The city is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical...
    
    .
• China Elementary (Grades PK-3)
  • Previously located in the center of China, the district instead allocated the old middle school campus (with considerable renovations) for use as the new elementary.