Industrial Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in the community of Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt, Texas

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The district currently serves an area of three hundred square miles in southern Jackson County and a portion of Victoria County

Victoria County, Texas

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. It encompasses the communities of Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt, Texas

Vanderbilt is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 411 at the 2000 census.-History:Vanderbilt is located on Farm Road 616 in SE Jackson County. The town started up in 1904, built around the new railroad station of the old Mitchell spread in the...

, Lolita

Lolita, Texas

Lolita is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lolita is located at ....

, Inez

Inez, Texas

Inez is a census-designated place , on U.S. Highway 59 fifteen miles northeast of Victoria, Texas, near the Jackson County, Texas line in Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Francitas

Francitas, Texas

Francitas is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 760 in 2000.-Geography:Francitas is located at...

, La Salle

La Salle, Jackson County, Texas

La Salle is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 103 in 2000.-Geography:...

, and La Ward

La Ward, Texas

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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History

In the summer of 1948, the Industrial Consolidated Independent School District was organized. It was formed through the merger of three districts - Vanderbilt, La Ward, and Lolita. Two more districts, Francitas and Inez, joined the district in December 1948. In September 1949, the new district held its first classes. In March 1961, the district dropped the word 'Consolidated' from its name and became known as the Industrial Independent School District.

Schools

• Industrial High School (Grades 9-12)
• Industrial Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
• Industrial Elementary School East (Grades PK-5)
• Industrial Elementary School West (Grades K-5)