Port Arthur Independent School District is a public 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:...

 based in Port Arthur

Port Arthur, Texas

-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...

, Texas

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 (USA

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The district serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves

Groves, Texas

Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,733 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 14,393. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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Administration

The district is headed by the PAISD School Board, which is ultimately responsible for the well-being of the district. It hires a Superintendent of Schools who is chiefly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the district. This Superintendent accomplishes this with the aid of other individuals and groups that comprise the Administration. The current Superindent is Dr. Johnny Brown of Atlanta, Georgia. He is strongly supported by his Deputy Superintendent and long-time friend, Dr. Morcease Beasley, of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dress code

The Port Arthur Independent School District adopted a uniform dress code that was enforced District-wide during the 2007-2008 school year.

High Schools

*Memorial High School

Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)

Memorial High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. It was established in August 2002 after a merger of Thomas Jefferson High , Abraham Lincoln High and Stephen F. Austin High . Since then, Memorial High has been the only high school in...

 (Port Arthur)

• • Stilwell Technical Center
• Grade 9
  • Memorial 9th Grade Campus (Port Arthur)

Middle Schools

• Grades 6-8
  • Stephen F. Austin Middle School (Port Arthur)
  • Edison Middle School/Jefferson (Port Arthur)
  • Wilson Technology Theme School/ Lincoln (Port Arthur)

Elementary Schools

• Grades PK-5
  • DeQueen Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Dowling Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Sam Houston Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Lee Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • William B. Travis Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Tyrrell Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Washington Technology School (Port Arthur)
    • 1987-88 National Blue Ribbon School
• Pre-Kindergarten
  • Wheatley School of Early Childhood (Port Arthur)

Alternative Schools

• Port Arthur Alternative Center (Groves
  Groves, Texas
  Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,733 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 14,393. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  )
• Grades 11-12
  • Stillwell Technical Center http://www.paisd.org/stilwell/ (Port Arthur) (Open to PAISD residents and Sabine Pass Independent School District
    Sabine Pass Independent School District
    Sabine Pass Independent School District is a public school district in Sabine Pass, a community in Port Arthur, Texas . The school serves sections of Port Arthur and unincorporated Jefferson County....
    
     residents)

Former high schools

• Stephen F. Austin High School (consolidated into Memorial High School
  Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)
  Memorial High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. It was established in August 2002 after a merger of Thomas Jefferson High , Abraham Lincoln High and Stephen F. Austin High . Since then, Memorial High has been the only high school in...
  
  )
• Abraham Lincoln High School (consolidated into Memorial High School
  Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)
  Memorial High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. It was established in August 2002 after a merger of Thomas Jefferson High , Abraham Lincoln High and Stephen F. Austin High . Since then, Memorial High has been the only high school in...
  
  )
• Thomas Jefferson High School (consolidated into Memorial High School
  Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)
  Memorial High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. It was established in August 2002 after a merger of Thomas Jefferson High , Abraham Lincoln High and Stephen F. Austin High . Since then, Memorial High has been the only high school in...
  
  )
• Bishop-Burne High School