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Aransas Pass Independent School District

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Aransas Pass Independent School District
Location
748 W. Goodnight Ave.
Aransas Pass, Texas[2]
ESC Region 2[1]
USA
Coordinates27°54′11″N 97°8′54″W / 27.90306°N 97.14833°W / 27.90306; -97.14833
District information
TypeIndependent school district
MottoPurpose, Passion, Pride.
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentDr. Glenn Barnes[1]
Schools4 (2024-2025)[2]
NCES District ID4808580[2]
Students and staff
Students1,731 (2023-2024)[1]
Teachers112.90 (2023-2024)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio15.33 (2023-2024)[2]
Athletic conferenceUIL Class 3A Football Division I[3]
District mascotPanthers[4]
Colors    Purple, Gold[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2023-2024The issuance of 2024 A–F ratings remains pending and subject to change based on judicial rulings.[5]
WebsiteAransas Pass ISD

Aransas Pass Independent School District is a public school district based in Aransas Pass, Texas (USA). Aransas Pass serves portions of Aransas, Nueces,[6] and San Patricio counties, including most of the city of Aransas Pass.

In addition to sections of Aransas Pass, the district, within San Patricio County, includes a small portion of Ingleside. It also includes the former census-designated places of Country Acres and Falman (previously counted as Falman-County Acres).[7] Country Acres and Falman both became parts of the City of Aransas Pass.[8] In Aransas County it also includes a small section of Rockport.[9]

The district operates one high school, Aransas Pass High School.

Finances

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As of the 2024-2025 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $1,359,586,624.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.6723 and the bond tax rate was $0.1365 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]

Academic achievement

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The issuance of 2023 and 2024 A–F ratings remains pending and subject to change based on judicial rulings.[5] As of 2024, a school district in Texas can receive one of six possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: A, B, C, D, F, or Not Rated.[10]

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

  • 2022: C
  • 2021: Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster
  • 2020: Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster
  • 2019: B
  • 2018: Not Rated: Harvey Provision

Schools

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In the 2024-2025 school year, the district had students in four schools.[1]

Regular instructional
  • Aransas Pass High School (Grades 9-12)
  • A.C. Blunt Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Charlie Marshall Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
  • H.T. Faulk Elementary School (Grades PK-2)
Alternative instructional
  • Aransas Pass JJAEP (Grades 6-12)

Athletics

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Aransas Pass High School participates in the boys sports of football, cross country, basketball, powerlifting, baseball, track and field, tennis, and golf.[4] The school participates in the girls sports of volleyball, cross country, basketball, softball, track and field, tennis, and golf.[4] In 1998 the Panther football team was 3A division 2 state semifinalist.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Texas School Directory". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Aransas Pass ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Aransas Pass High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Texas Accountability Rating Systems". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nueces County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Patricio County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Garbage Pickup Map". City of Aransas Pass. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Aransas County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Full 2024 Accountability Manual" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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