Port Arthur Independent School District

Port Arthur Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Arthur, Texas, United States.

The district serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves.

In 2012, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[1]

Administration

The district is headed by the PAISD School Board, which is ultimately responsible for the well-being of the district. It hires a superintendent of schools who is chiefly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the district. This superintendent accomplishes this with the aid of other individuals and groups that the administration comprises. The current superintendent is Dr. Mark Porterie.

Dress code

The Port Arthur Independent School District adopted a uniform dress code that was enforced district-wide during the 2007–2008 school year.^[2]

Schools

High schools

• Memorial High School (Port Arthur)
  • Stilwell Technical Center
• Grade 9
  • Memorial 9th Grade Campus (Port Arthur) ^[3]

Middle schools

• Grades 6–8
  • Stephen F. Austin Middle School (Port Arthur)
  • Edison Middle School ^[4]/Jefferson (Port Arthur) (old campus demolished in February 2012)
  • Wilson Technology Theme School ^[5]/ Lincoln (Port Arthur)

Elementary schools

• Grades PK-5
  • DeQueen Elementary School ^[6] (Port Arthur)
  • Dowling Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Sam Houston Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Lee Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • William B. Travis Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Tyrrell Elementary School (Port Arthur)
  • Washington Technology School (Port Arthur)
    • 1987-88 National Blue Ribbon School ^[7]
• Pre-Kindergarten
  • Wheatley School of Early Childhood (Port Arthur)

Alternative schools

• Port Arthur Alternative Center (Groves)
• Grades 11–12
  • Stillwell Technical Center ^[8] (Port Arthur) (open to PAISD residents and Sabine Pass Independent School District residents)

Former schools

Former high schools

• Stephen F. Austin High School (consolidated into Memorial High School)^[9]
• Abraham Lincoln High School (consolidated into Memorial High School)^[9]
• Thomas Jefferson High School (consolidated into Memorial High School)^[9]
• Bishop-Byrne High School

Former middle schools

• Woodrow Wilson Middle School^[9]

Former elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary School (demolished in February 2012)^[9]
• Pease Elementary School^[9]

References

1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
2. "Buster Brown vs. Board of Education," Mid County Chronicle
3. Memorial 9th Grade Campus
4. Edison Middle School
5. Wilson Technology Theme School
6. DeQueen Elementary School
7. Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
9. Schools as of October 8, 2000, Port Arthur Independent School District

External links

• Port Arthur ISD