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Address 7282 Fort Worth St, Iola, TX 77861, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday8AM–3:30PMWednesday8AM–3:30PMThursday8AM–3:30PMFriday8AM–3:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–3:30PM Similar Madisonv Junior High School, North Zulch High School, College Station High Sch, Alton Bowen Elementa, James Earl Rudder High Sch | ||
The Iola Independent School District is a public school district based in Iola, Texas, United States. The district serves Iola and unincorporated areas in northwestern Grimes County.
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Schools
The Iola Independent School District operates two schools – Iola Elementary School (grades PK-6) and Iola High School [1] (grades 7-12). Both schools as well as the district's administrative offices are housed on a single campus at the corner of FM 39 and Fort Worth Street.
In September 2009, Iola Elementary School was declared a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
Student demographics
As of the 2008-2009 school year, Iola ISD enrolled a total of 497 students. The gender distribution was 230 males (46.3%) and 267 females (53.7%). The ethnic composition of the district was 85.71% White, 10.87% Hispanic, and 3.42% African American. 45.1% of the district's students were considered economically disadvantaged with 26.0% classified as "At-Risk."
Historic district enrollment
In 1965 the school had 235 students in all 12 grades in one building. Of the students, 85 were high school students.