Jarrell Independent School District
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Jarrell Independent School District is a public school district
based in Jarrell
, Texas
(USA
).
The district has three campuses - Jarrell High (Grades 9-12), Jarrell Middle (Grades 6-8), and Jarrell Elementary (Grades PK-2).
The Jarrell school board passed a bond to build a new High School for the 2007 school year.
The Jarrell basketball team has been the only successful sport for the High School making it the Class 2-A State-Semi Finals. The Jarrell Cougars basketball team lost to Shallowater by one point in the last few seconds of the last quarter.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
School district
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based in Jarrell
Jarrell, Texas
Jarrell is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States and is located about 12 miles north of Georgetown, Texas or about 38 miles north of Austin. and 1,448 according to a 2008 Census Bureau estimate.. The total population is 984 according to the 2010 census.-History:Founded in 1909 by real...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
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).
The district has three campuses - Jarrell High (Grades 9-12), Jarrell Middle (Grades 6-8), and Jarrell Elementary (Grades PK-2).
The Jarrell school board passed a bond to build a new High School for the 2007 school year.
The Jarrell basketball team has been the only successful sport for the High School making it the Class 2-A State-Semi Finals. The Jarrell Cougars basketball team lost to Shallowater by one point in the last few seconds of the last quarter.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
.