Conroe Independent School District (CISD) is a school district in Montgomery County, Texas. The district's headquarters are located in the Deane L. Sadler Administration/Technology Center in Conroe.[3] The CISD area, which covers 348 square miles (900 km2), is part of the Lone Star College System (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District).
In 2005, CISD enrolled displaced Louisianans from the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who were residing in the Conroe ISD boundaries.
CISD has its own police department of over 41 officers. As of 2007, CISD PD is run by Chief William Harness.
For the 2018–2019 school year, the district received a score of 89 out of 100 from the Texas Education Agency.[4]
History
The first school within Conroe ISD's current boundaries was built in 1886 and called, "Conroe Mill School." The building had one room and was open for five months each year. A school for African American students was started soon after inside a Baptist church. The school district was created on July 12, 1892 by order of the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, who appointed the County Judge and three trustees to oversee the district's operations.[1] A new school was built in 1899 and initially housed 10 grades.[5] In 1902, one male and three females were the first students to receive high school diplomas. In 1911, taxpayers approved a $25,000 bond for the construction of the district's first brick building, the JOH Bennette school.[5] In 1925, the Texas State Legislature expanded the size of the district from 25 to 333 square miles. The oldest school still in operation is Travis Intermediate School, formerly Crockett High School, built in 1926.[1] In 1954, Booker T. Washington High School opened as a school for African American students.[5] Crockett High School students were moved to the current Conroe High School campus in 1964. From 1968–1969, Conroe ISD's campuses were desegregated.[5]
The Conroe High School attendance zone serves most of the city of Conroe as well as an area of unincorporated Montgomery County surrounding the city, including the community of River Plantation.[9]
A. Davis Ford Elementary School (partial - some students zoned to Grand Oaks)
Emmit E. Houser Elementary School (partial - some students zoned to College Park)
George C. Kaufman III Elementary School
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Caney Creek High School feeder
Caney Creek High School
The Caney Creek High School attendance zone serves a large section of Montgomery County east of Conroe, including the city of Cut and Shoot, the unincorporated community of Grangerland, and a portion of Porter Heights.[9]
^"Conroe ISD Home." Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved on November 27, 2011. "Deane L. Sadler Administration / Technology Center. 3205 W Davis. Conroe, TX 77304"
^1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): MONTGOMERY County. U.S. Census Bureau. - Index map - Chateau Woods is on pages 35 and 43 - Compare to school district maps.
Some school districts extend into other counties.
Some school districts (Richards ISD and Tomball ISD) serve sections of the county but do not operate high schools in it.
School districts in Texas served by Region 6 Education Service Center
Bremond ISD extends into a portion of Falls County Brazos ISD extends into a portion of Fort Bend County; other districts in the county are served by Region 4 ESC Buffalo ISD extends into a portion of Freestone County Oakwood ISD extends into Freestone County Brenham ISD extends into a portion of Austin County
This list is incomplete. The community is within the district of the Lone Star College System, but no campuses (as of 2019) are in the Conroe city limits.
