Smyer Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Smyer

Smyer, Texas

Smyer is a town in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 480 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1902, Isaac L. Ellwood acquired in Hockley and Lamb counties and formed the Spade Ranch. The ranch, located deep within the heart of the Llano Estacado, was wide by long...

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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) that serves students in east central Hockley County.

There are two schools in the district – Smyer Secondary (Grades 7-12) and Smyer Elementary (Grades (PK-6).

The mascot for both schools is the Bobcats for the boy teams, and the Ladycats for the girl's teams.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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