Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District

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Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) is a government organization that runs public schools. HEB ISD has students in pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Almost all students in Bedford, Euless, and Hurst go to HEB ISD schools. Some students in North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Fort Worth, and Arlington go to HEB ISD.

The district runs twenty elementary schools, five junior high schools, two large high schools, and some schools for special purposes. HEB ISD schools offer special classes about foreign language, art, science, and work skills.

In 2018, HEB ISD was rated "A" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]

History[change | change source]

There were other schools in this area before HEB ISD, including Bedford College,[2] Bedford School,[2][3] and Euless School.[4]

Mosier Valley School was in the Euless School District. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1949 because it was in bad condition. In 1950, a judge said the Euless School District had to have a separate school for African-American students. The school district opened the old building again for one year. In 1951, Mosier Valley School moved into a new, brick building.

The Euless and Hurst school districts combined in 1955.[5] The Hurst-Euless School District had 1,418 students and grew to almost 2,300 students in the next two years.[2][4] In 1958, people who lived in the Bedford School District voted to combine with the Hurst-Euless School District.[6] HEB ISD had 3,116 students and seven schools during its first year.[7]

Students[change | change source]

In 2016, the school district had 22,780 students. On tests that year, 85% of HEB ISD students earned good scores. (Only 77% of students near HEB ISD and 75% of students in the state of Texas earned good scores.)[8] Schools in HEB ISD have students of more different races than almost all other schools in the United States.[9]

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD District Overview 2017-18". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
    Smith, Diane (2018-08-15). "Is your school among the best in Tarrant County? Find out here". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
    Swaby, Aliyaa; Cameron, Darla; Murphy, Ryan (2018-08-15). "Texas school districts receive first official A-F grades. Look up how your district did here". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Green, George N. (1995). Hurst, Euless, and Bedford : heart of the metroplex : an illustrated history. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. ISBN 0-89015-951-3.
  3. ↑ "Old Bedford School". Old Bedford Schoolhouse. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cannon, Weldon; Ellis, Sarita (1993-03-02). "Celebrating 80 Years of Education". South Euless Elementary Parent-Teacher Association. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ George N. Green. "Handbook of Texas Online: Euless, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  6. ↑ George N. Green. "Handbook of Texas Online: Bedford, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  7. ↑ "The School Story...". Mid-Cities Daily News. 1977-02-20.
  8. ↑ TEA Division of Performance Reporting. "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Rankings". Niche. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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