Conroe Independent School District (CISD) is a school district in Montgomery County, Texas. The current superintendent has been Dr. Curtis Null since June of 2018.[3] As of April 2024, Conroe ISD was the 9th largest school district in Texas and 60th largest in the United States.[4]
The district's headquarters are located in the Deane L. Sadler Administration/Technology Center in Conroe.[5] The CISD area, which covers 348 square miles (900 km2), is part of the Lone Star College System (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District).
For the 2018–2019 school year, the district received a score of 89 out of 100 from the Texas Education Agency.[6]
History
The first school within Conroe ISD's current boundaries was built in 1886 and called, "Conroe Mill School." The building had one room and was open for five months each year. A school for African American students was started soon after inside a Baptist church. The school district was created on July 12, 1892 by order of the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, who appointed the County Judge and three trustees to oversee the district's operations.[1] A new school was built in 1899 and initially housed 10 grades.[7] In 1902, one male and three females were the first students to receive high school diplomas. In 1911, taxpayers approved a $25,000 bond for the construction of the district's first brick building, the JOH Bennette school.[7] In 1925, the Texas State Legislature expanded the size of the district from 25 to 333 square miles. The oldest school still in operation is Travis Intermediate School, formerly Crockett High School, built in 1926.[1] In 1954, Booker T. Washington High School opened as a school for African American students.[7] Crockett High School students were moved to the current Conroe High School campus in 1964. From 1968–1969, Conroe ISD's campuses were desegregated.[7]
The Conroe High School attendance zone serves most of the city of Conroe as well as an area of unincorporated Montgomery County surrounding the city, including the community of River Plantation.[11]
A. Davis Ford Elementary School (partial - some students zoned to Grand Oaks)
Emmit E. Houser Elementary School (partial - some students zoned to College Park)
George C. Kaufman III Elementary School
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Caney Creek High School feeder
The Caney Creek High School attendance zone serves a large section of Montgomery County east of Conroe, including the city of Cut and Shoot, the unincorporated community of Grangerland, and a portion of Porter Heights.[11]
^"Conroe ISD Home." Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved on November 27, 2011. "Deane L. Sadler Administration / Technology Center. 3205 W Davis. Conroe, TX 77304"
^ a b c dHernandez, Sondra (29 March 2017). "Conroe ISD educating area's youth for more than 130 years". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ a b"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-29. - Text list - Compare to the 1990 Census Map.
^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF p. 7/12). Retrieved 2023-10-29. - See CDP map.
^1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): MONTGOMERY County. U.S. Census Bureau. - Index map - Chateau Woods is on pages 35 and 43 - Compare to school district maps.
^ a b c d e f"High School Feeder Map 2022-2023" (PDF). Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^Sutton, Kimberley (6 August 2013). "CISD OKs pact with juvenile justice program". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^Hernandez, Sondra (2024-02-15). "Montgomery County's early Black schools laid the groundwork for today's education ecosystem". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-15.