Lueders-Avoca Independent School District is a public school district based in Lueders

Lueders, Texas

Lueders is a city in Jones and Shackelford counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 264 in 2008. The portion of Lueders located in Jones County is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

United States

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In addition to Lueders, the district serves the unincorporated communities of Avoca

Avoca, Texas

Avoca is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas, United States.It is on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 600 and 1636, eight miles southeast of Stamford. Avoca is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and Nugent

Nugent, Texas

Nugent is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 41 in 2000. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 in eastern Jones County

Jones County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,785 people, 6,140 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,236 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

. A portion of Shackelford County

Shackelford County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,302 people, 1,300 households, and 941 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 1,613 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...

 also lies within the district.

Lueders-Avoca ISD has two schools - Lueders-Avoca High (Grades 9-12; located in Avoca) and Lueders-Avoca Elementary/Junior High (Grades PK-8; located in Lueders).

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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" by the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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