Granbury Independent School District

School district in Texas

Granbury Independent School District

Location

Granbury, Texas, USA

Region 11

USA
District information
Type| Public
Grades| Pre-K through 12
Superintendent| Ann Dixon, Ed.D.[1]
Governing agency| Texas Education Agency
NCES District ID| 4821390[2]
Students and staff
Students| 6,971[3]
Teachers| 445.9[3]
Staff| 854.9[3]
Other information
Website| Granbury ISD

Granbury Independent School District is a public school district based in Granbury, Texas (USA).

In addition to Granbury, the district serves the eastern Hood County cities of DeCordova and Stockton Bend (formerly Brazos Bend), and the majority of Cresson. The district boundary also includes the unincorporated communities of Canyon Creek, Oak Trail Shores, and Pecan Plantation.[4] Small portions of Parker,[5] Johnson,[6] and Somervell counties also lie within the district.[7]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[8]

In 2022, the district was involved in controversy around the actions of superintendent Jeremy Glenn, who specifically ordered district librarians to remove books with LGBTQ themes and characters.[9] Legal experts said that these actions raised constitutional concerns of illegal discrimination.[9]

## Schools

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### High schools

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* Grades 9-12
* Granbury High School
* Alternative Academic High School
* STARS Accelerated High School

### Middle schools

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Granbury Middle School

* Grades 6-8
* Granbury Middle School
* Acton Middle School

### Elementary schools

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* Grades PK-5
* Acton Elementary School
* STEAM Academy at Mambrino
* Nettie Baccus Elementary School
* Oak Woods Elementary School
* Brawner Elementary
* PRE K Only
* Emma Roberson Elementary School

### Behavior school

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* All Grades
* Behavior Transition Center

## Students

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### Academics

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STAAR \- Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)[3] Subject  | Granbury ISD  | Region 11  | State of Texas

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Reading  | 74%  | 76%  | 73%
Mathematics  | 77%  | 78%  | 76%
Writing  | 66%  | 72%  | 69%
Science  | 83%  | 81%  | 79%
Soc. Studies  | 77%  | 80%  | 77%
All Tests  | 76%  | 77%  | 75%

Students in Granbury typically perform close to local region and statewide averages on standardized tests. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 76% of students in Granbury ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas.[3] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1461, and the average ACT score was 21.9.[3]

### Demographics

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In the 2020-2021 school year, the school district had 7,712 students. 44.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

Race and ethnicity African American 100 (1.3%) American Indian 26 (0.3%) Asian 69 (0.9%) Hispanic 2,021 (26.2%) Pacific Islander 23 (0.3%) White 5,245 (68%) Two or more races 228 (3%)

## Book banning and discrimination

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In 2015, district librarians received 50 complaints to remove two books from their shelves, both of which center LGBTQ content: Gayle E. Pitman's This Day in June and Cheryl Kilodavis's My Princess Boy.[10] The library board refused to remove the books, stating that the books do not promote homosexuality and that parental approval is already required to check out the books; however, they moved This Day in June to the adult section.[10] Challengers turned to the Hood County Commissioners Court, which ruled that banning the books could be unconstitutional.[10]

Between 2015 and 2022, challengers protested the decision and politically mobilized to gain access to the school board and commissioners court. In November 2021, those running for historically non-partisan city positions (e.g., school board) included signal phrases such as "conservative" and "Republican" in their campaign materials.[10] Courtney Gore and Melanie Graft, who ran for and won positions on the school board, promised to "comb through educational materials for any signs of 'indoctrination' in the form of books or lesson plans that they charged promote LGBTQ ideology or what they referred to as critical race theory."[10]

In 2022, Superintendent Jeremy Glenn is reported to have met with district librarians behind closed doors to instruct them to remove books featuring LGBTQ characters and storylines, even if those books did not describe sex or violence, saying, "It’s the transgender, LGBTQ ... that’s what we’re pulling out."[9] As a result of the meeting, the libraries removed 130 titles for review, nearly 75% of which featured LGBTQ characters or themes.[9][10] Kate Huddleston, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, commented that this "is very much evidence of anti-LGBTQ and particularly anti-trans discrimination."[9]

32°26′45″N 97°47′42″W﻿ / ﻿32.4457°N 97.7951°W﻿ / 32.4457; -97.7951

## References

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1. ^ Administration / Superintendent Dr. Jeremy K. Glenn
2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Granbury Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f "2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report, GRANBURY ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hood County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parker County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Johnson County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Somervell County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
8. ^ "2010 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011.
9. ^ a b c d e Hixenbaugh, Jeremy Schwartz,Mike. ""We're Going to Be Conservative." Official Orders Books Removed From Schools, Targeting Titles About Transgender People". ProPublica. Retrieved March 29, 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. ^ a b c d e f Schwartz, Jeremy. "A Push to Remove LGBTQ Books in One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship on School Boards". ProPublica. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

## External links

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* Granbury ISD Archived 2017-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

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* Morgan Mill ISD
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Hood County|

* Bluff Dale ISD
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Johnson County|

* Alvarado ISD
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* Cleburne ISD
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* Granbury ISD
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Palo Pinto County|

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* Millsap ISD
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* Santo ISD
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* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Parker County|

* Aledo ISD
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* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Somervell County|

* Glen Rose ISD
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| Consolidated|

* Masonic Home ISD

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Wise County|

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* Boyd ISD
* Bridgeport ISD
* Chico ISD
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