Chisum Independent School District

{{short description|School district in Texas}}

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{{Infobox school district

| name = Chisum Independent School District

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| coordinates = {{coord|33.626507|-95.567212|display=inline, title}}

| type = Public

| established = {{Start date and age|1985}}

| superintendent = Tommy Chalaire

| city = Paris

| state = Texas

| country = USA

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|colors = {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} Red and Gray

|mascot = Mustangs

|conference = UIL Class 3A{{cite web |title=UIL Reclassification and Realignment 2022-2024 |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/Cutoffs_12_8_post_alpha_by_conf.pdf |website=University Interscholastic League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312161231/https://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/Cutoffs_12_8_post_alpha_by_conf.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-12 |url-status=live}}

| website = {{URL|http://chisumisd.org/}}

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Chisum Independent School District, or CISD, is a public school district based in the southern portion of Paris, Texas. The district was created on July 1, 1985, by the consolidation of the Delmar and West Lamar School Districts, as the Delmar-West Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, and adopted its present name on August 21, 1986.{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Consolidations%20and%20Annexations%20thru%202017-18.pdf|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=Texas Education Agency|date=2018-09-10|access-date=2019-10-30}}{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2022 |title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS |url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |access-date=March 12, 2023|website=Texas Education Agency}}

The district serves southern portions of Paris, the cities of Roxton and Toco, as well as the communities of Brookston and Petty in Lamar County. A small portion of the district extends into central Delta County, including the community of Lake Creek.{{Cite web |title=Chisum Independent School District Texas - Profile and Map - Updated March 2023 |url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/school-district/texas/www.zipdatamaps.com/school-district/texas/chisum-isd |access-date=March 12, 2023|website=Zipdatamaps.com |language=en}}

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" 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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|archive-date = October 25, 2015 }} It was rated as "Meets Requirements" in 2022.{{Cite web |title=2021-22 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) |url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=D&id=139905&prgopt=reports%2Ftapr%2Fpaper_tapr.sas |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=Texas Education Agency}}