Located twenty-six miles north of Austin, the city of Georgetown was recently selected for the number two spot on Forbes Small Business magazine's List of 100 Best Places to Live and Launch, (April 2008). Factors such as schools, health care, crime rate, housing and utility costs, taxes, average temperatures, parks, and cultural offerings were taken into consideration in making this distinction. Georgetown was listed number two among the top 100 cities "that best blend business and pleasure."
With its motto, "Today's Learners, Tomorrow's Leaders", Georgetown Independent School District is committed to providing quality education with outstanding schools as well as developing life-long learners and leaders. Strong community support and parental involvement are the cornerstones of the outstanding educational services provided students to in GISD.
GISD serves a diverse population of students from grades PK-12 in its 15 campuses. On the elementary level, GISD provides three schools for PK-2 students, three schools for students in grades 3-5, and three schools for students in grades K-5. At the secondary level, GISD has three middle schools and a 9th grade campus in addition to the high school. GISD also provides an alternative high school program at Richarte High School. The tenth elementary school in GISD is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.
The demographic makeup of GISD includes 4.1% African-American, 31.5% Hispanic, 62.9% White, .7% Native American, and .9% Asian. GISD serves a 36.3% population of economically disadvantaged students and 9.3% with English as a second language.
On the Texas Education Agency Academic Excellence Indicator System, GISD was rated as Academically Acceptable for 2007. Two GISD schools, Ford Elementary and Village Elementary were given Exemplary ratings. Only 8% of the schools in Texas qualified for this rating. GISD had four schools, Benold Middle, Forbes Middle, Tippit Middle, and Cooper Elementary, that received Recognized ratings. Pickett Elementary and Benold Middle School were recognized by TEA as Gold Performance Schools.
Three GISD schools, Village Elementary, Pickett Elementary, and the Ninth Grade Campus, have been honored by the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) by being named to their Honor Roll. The TBEC Honor Roll pinpoints schools that meet high academic standards for three consecutive years. Less than 5% of the schools in Texas qualify for this distinction.
Texas Monthly magazine honored two GISD schools, Forbes and Tippit Middle Schools, in its December 2007 list of High Performing Public Schools.
Georgetown is a dynamic, growing community, nestled in a beautiful Texas Hill Country setting. Georgetown maintains small town charm with close proximity to all the amenities of the Austin metroplex.
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