Randolph Field 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 Universal City

Universal City, Texas

Universal City is a city in Bexar and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It borders San Antonio to the northeast, and is adjacent to Randolph Air Force Base. The population was 14,849 at the 2000 census. Through Universal City is Pat Booker Road, the commercial thoroughfare of the city...

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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).

The district serves the children of Randolph Air Force Base

Randolph Air Force Base

Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command ....

 military personnel. So long as a parent or guardian is assigned to Randolph, the student does not have to physically reside on the base to attend Randolph schools; however, the student must be accepted on a transfer basis in such cases. Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten children of service members are not accepted via the transfer program.

Randolph Field ISD is one of three school districts in the state whose boundaries are coterminous with a military installation; the other two (also in the San Antonio area) are Lackland

Lackland Independent School District

Lackland Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio, Texas .The district's boundaries are coterminous with Lackland Air Force Base, and it only draws students who reside within the installation. However, it answers to the Texas Education Agency, not the U.S....

 and Fort Sam Houston

Fort Sam Houston Independent School District

Fort Sam Houston Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio, Texas .The district was formed in 1951 and opened for class in September 1952 for the purpose of serving the children of military personnel residing on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; previously, the...

. Founded in 1933, it was the first school district in Texas to serve a military installation.

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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Schools

• Randolph High School
  Randolph High School (Texas)
  Randolph High School, part of the Randolph Field Independent School District, is located on Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas. It serves approximately 300 high school students and employs approximately 29 high school teachers and other support staff...
  
   (Grades 9-12)
• Randolph Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 2001-02
• Randolph Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01