Canyon Independent School District
{{Short description|School district in Texas, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Canyon Independent School District
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| address = 3301 N. 23rd St.
| region = Texas Panhandle
| city = Canyon South Amarillo
| state = Texas
| county = Randall
| zipcode = 79015
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|01|07|N|101|55|14|W|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| motto = Empowering Lifelong Success
| grades = PK-12
| established = 1895
| closed =
| superintendent = Dr. Darryl Flusche
| asst_superintendents = Robyn Cranmer
Cameron Rosser
Heather Wilson
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|title=7 Members
|1=Bruce Cobb |2=Bill Jenkins |3=Matt Parker |4=Jennifer Winegarner |5=Randy Darnell|6=Linda Hinders|7=Katharyn Wiegand
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| chair_of_the_board = Bruce Cobb
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| governing_agency = Texas Education Agency
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| schools = Elementary 8
Middle 6
High 4
Alternative 1
| budget = $69,965,632 (2016-2017)
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4812810|district_name=Canyon ISD|access_date=30 August 2020}}
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| students = 10,166 (2018-2019)
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| teachers = 626.20 (FTE)
| staff = 1,168.89 (FTE)
| ratio = 16.23
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| schedule = https://www.canyonisd.net/about/calendar/
| website = https://www.canyonisd.net/
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Canyon Independent School District is a school district that serves the Canyon and Amarillo area in Randall County of the Texas Panhandle. The district covers a large area, which encompasses 732 square miles. The north end of the district has nine campuses in south Amarillo, with five in Canyon and one campus located between the two cities.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url = http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|title = 2009 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|archivedate = 2015-10-25}}
In 2018, the district was recognized for innovation as a Google Reference District.[http://www.newschannel10.com/story/38615257/canyon-isd-named-one-of-12-google-reference-districts-in-the-state-of-texas "Canyon ISD named one of 12 Google Reference Districts in the state of Texas]". News Channel 10. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
Demographics
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Canyon Independent School District serves a community of 60,755 people with a Median Household Income of $74,886. 7.6% of the families in the Canyon ISD live below the poverty level. Total households in the community is 21,443.{{cite web |title=Canyon ISD Demographics |url=https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/Edge/ACSDashboard/4812810 |website=Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=31 August 2020}}
Race/Ethnicity of Canyon ISD:
- White: 80%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 20%
- Black: 0%
- Asian: 0%
High schools
Canyon Independent School District has three high schools. Each high school is listed with their known GreatSchools rating.
Image:Canyon High School (Texas) in Canyon Texas USA.jpg opened in August 2004.]]
- Canyon High School (Canyon, Texas) [https://chs.canyonisd.net/]
- Midway Alternative High School (Canyon, Texas) [https://mahs.canyonisd.net/]
- Randall High School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://rhs.canyonisd.net/]
- West Plains High School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://wphs.canyonisd.net/]
Junior High & Intermediate Schools
- Canyon Junior High School (Canyon, Texas) [https://cjh.canyonisd.net]
- Canyon Intermediate School (Canyon, Texas) [https://ci.canyonisd.net/]
- Greenways Intermediate School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://gw.canyonisd.net/]
- Pinnacle Intermediate School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://pi.canyonisd.net/]
- Randall Junior High School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://rjh.canyonisd.net/]
- West Plains Junior High School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://wpjh.canyonisd.net/]
Elementary schools
Canyon Independent School District has eight Elementary Schools.
- Arden Road Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://ar.canyonisd.net]
- City View Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://cty.canyonisd.net/]
- Crestview Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://cv.canyonisd.net/]
- Gene Howe Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://gh.canyonisd.net/]
- Heritage Hills Elementary School - (Amarillo, Texas) [https://hh.canyonisd.net/]
- Hillside Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://hs.canyonisd.net/]
- Lakeview Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://lv.canyonisd.net/]
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://rh.canyonisd.net/]
- Spring Canyon Elementary School (Canyon, Texas) [https://sc.canyonisd.net/]
- Sundown Lane Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas) [https://sl.canyonisd.net/]
Controversy
Superintendent Darryl Flusche announced that the Bible had been removed from the shelves of the school library to avoid transgressing a state statute protecting students from sexually explicit or vulgar content.{{cite news |last1=Giatti |first1=Ian G. |title=Bible removed from Texas school district due to law banning 'sexually explicit' content |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/bible-removed-from-texas-school-district-due-to-state-law-banning.html |access-date=31 December 2024 |publisher=The Christian Post |date=December 19, 2024}}
See also
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.canyonisd.net/ Canyon Independent School District's official web site]
- [http://technology.cisd.us Canyon ISD Technology page]
- [http://learn.cisd.us Canyon ISD Community Learning]
- [http://cisd-eflyers.com CISD E-Flyers communications site]
{{Amarillo, Texas}}
{{Region 16 School Districts in Texas}}