Rochelle Independent School District
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Rochelle Independent School District is a public school district
School district
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 based in the community of Rochelle
Rochelle, Texas
Rochelle is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 163 in 2000.-Geography:...

, Texas
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 (USA
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The district has one school that serves students in grades kindergarten through twelve.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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State championships

Rochelle is notable for winning the 2008 and 2009 Class A girl's state track titles, based on the strength of Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
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 signee Bonnie Richardson
Bonnie Richardson
Bonnie Richardson is an American track and field athlete from the small community of Rochelle, Texas, who is currently enrolled at Texas A&M University as a nutrition major and competes on its women's track team in Combined Events....

, who was the school's only state qualifier in 2008 and the sole member of the girl's track team in 2009.
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