Port Aransas Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Aransas, Texas (USA). Located in Nueces County, a small portion of the district extends into Aransas County.

Within Nueces County the district includes Port Aransas and sections of Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi.[1] In Aransas County it serves additional sections of Aransas Pass.[2]

The district has an elementary school, middle school and high school.

Schools

Port Aransas ISD has three campuses – Port Aransas High (Grades 9-12), Brundrett Middle (grades 6–8), and H.G. Olsen Elementary (grades PK–5). All three are located within two blocks of each other on 100 South Station Street.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[3] Port Aransas High School has a student to teacher ratio of 10:3.[4]

The Port Aransas High School mascot is Marly the Marlin and the teams are the "Fighting Marlins" for boys teams and "Lady Marlins" for the girls. Port Aransas High School does not have a football or volleyball team, unlike many Public Texas High Schools. Competing in Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL) in 2A, Port Aransas High School offers six varsity sports for boys and girls: basketball, baseball/softball, track and field, tennis, golf, and cross country.

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nueces County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Aransas County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  4. ^ "High Schools in Port Aransas, TX".

External links

Education in Nueces County, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
School districts in Texas served by Region 2 Education Service Center
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