The Prairie Lea Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Prairie Lea , Texas , United States .
7-418: In addition to Prairie Lea, the district also serves the communities of Fentress and Stairtown as well as rural areas in southwestern Caldwell County and a small portion of northeastern Guadalupe County . Prairie Lea ISD has one PK-12 campus, Prairie Lea School , with an annual enrollment of between 225 and 250 students. The district accepts transfers from other districts based upon the recommendations of
14-585: Is Austin , 42 miles to the north. Also along the San Marcos River is Lockhart , located 11 miles northwest. A one-room school building that offered instruction for three months each year opened in 1895. In 1922, a two-story, five-classroom facility with an auditorium was opened to replace the original building, but it was shut down in the 1940s with a merger into the Prairie Lea Independent School District , which continues to serve
21-567: Is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County , Texas , United States. According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had an estimated population of 291 in 2000. The community is part of the Austin – Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area . It was the setting for the novel The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate . Founded as Riverside in the later 1800s around a church, the community
28-405: The district transfer committee. The district does not assess a per pupil transfer fee. On a space-available basis, the transfer committee uses an attendance and behavioral performance rubric to assist in transfer approval assessment. In addition to the locally developed rubric, the district must comply with state standards that require certain demographic balance percentages be maintained. In 2009,
35-903: The first ever six-man football game in the State of Texas, as a demonstration game for the University Interscholastic League (the coordinating organization for academic and athletic competitions in the State of Texas). Students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade attend self-contained classes for core classes. Varying by grade level, electives include Agriculture, Art, Aviation, Web Design, Computer Science, Construction Science, Forensics, Floral Design, Spanish, Advanced Mathematics and Science Courses, SAT/ACT Prep, as well as Dual-Credit College Courses. Prairie Lea High School plays six-man football . 29°43′54″N 97°45′12″W / 29.7317°N 97.7532°W / 29.7317; -97.7532 Fentress, Texas Fentress
42-619: The school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency . The first school in Prairie Lea, as well as in Caldwell County, was a log cabin built in 1848. The first five rooms of the present public school building were erected in 1925. The school was completely remodeled in 1954 and has since undergone several improvements and additions. In the fall of 1938, Prairie Lea and Martindale (now defunct) played
49-443: Was renamed to Fentress in 1982. The population was 291 by 2000 but had declined to 86 in 2010. After the death of President George H. W. Bush , skydivers above Fentress made the number 41 in the sky as a tribute to him. Fentress is situated at the junction of State Highway 80 and FM 20 in southwestern Caldwell County, approximately eight miles northwest of Luling and 15 miles southeast of San Marcos . The nearest major city
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