Victoria Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Victoria

Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...

, Texas

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VISD serves the city of Victoria and the unincorporated community of McFaddin

McFaddin, Texas

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. Middle and high school students from the community of Nursery

Nursery, Texas

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 may choose between Victoria ISD or Cuero Independent School District

Cuero Independent School District

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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Middle Schools

• Grades 6-8
  • Howell Middle School
  • Cade Middle School
  • Patti Welder Middle School
  • Stroman Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Grades K-5
  • DeLeon Elementary School
  • Guadalupe Elementary School
  • Mission Valley Elementary School
  • William Wood Elementary School

• Grades PK-5
  • Aloe Elementary School
  • Chandler Elementary School
  • Crain Elementary School
  • Dudley Magnet School
  • F.W. Gross Montessori Magnet School
  • Hopkins Magnet School
  • Juan Linn Magnet School
  • O'Connor Magnet School
  • Rowland Magnet School
  • Schorlemmer Elementary school
  • Shields Magnet School
  • Smith Magnet School
  • Torres Elementary School
  • Vickers Elementary School

Other Campuses

• Career & Technical Institute (Grades 9-12)
• Juvenile Justice Center (Grades 5-12)
• Mitchell Guidance Center (Grades 6-12)
• Liberty Academy (Grades 9-12)
• Victoria Area Center for Advanced Learning (Grades 9-12)

Construction Projects

In May 2007, voters approved a $159 million bond package that called for the construction of new schools as well as renovation of existing campuses. Five new campuses - two elementary, one middle, and two high schools - are currently under construction in the district. The elementary school sites are located at 4208 Lone Tree Road and 2654 Mallette Drive. They are scheduled to open at the start of the 2009-2010 school year. The new middle school and two high schools will open the following year. The Stroman Campus of Memorial High School will become the Victoria Area Advanced Learning Center, offering middle and high school students higher level courses in a centralized location. The Memorial High School Senior Campus will become the district's events center. Memorial Stadium is located on this site as well as a quality track, tennis courts, dressing rooms for multiple sports, and an agricultural farm with classroom facilities. A new auditorium and natatorium, included in the overall bond package, will also be constructed on the site.