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Why Choose Carroll?

The answer is simple. Being a part of the Dragon family will be the most rewarding personal and professional experience of your lifetime. Our school district hires the best and brightest educators available to meet the individual and personal needs of students at all grades levels. Our auxiliary and support staff support the district's mission and goals by playing an important role in ensuring student success. Come be a part of our tradition of excellence.

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Points of Pride

Carroll ISD Earns Exemplary Rating

Carroll ISD is a K-12 public school system located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The 21-square-mile district consists of 11 schools serving more than 7,900 students and 1,000 employees. The district is rated Exemplary by the Texas Education Agency. In fact, CISD is the largest Exemplary school district in the state of Texas.

All Eleven Campuses Earn Exemplary Ratings

TEA announced in August school ratings for the 2006-2007 school year. All of the district's 11 campuses have been rated "Exemplary."

The state of Texas does not rank public schools, but they do rate them based on performance on standardized tests, attendance, and drop out rates. CISD has a zero percent drop out rate, a 97 percent attendance rate and consistently scores above the state and national averages on assessments. The state holds districts to a high standard of 90 percent passing to obtain the Exemplary rating. In addition, each subgroup must receive a 90 percent for a district or campus to earn the top rating.

Five CISD Campuses Earn Blue Ribbon Awards

Five of CISD's schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon Schools include Rockenbaugh Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Carroll Elementary, Carroll Middle School and Carroll Senior High School.

Eight Campuses Named To 2007 TBEC Honor Roll

Eight of 11 CISD campuses were named to the Texas Business Education Coalition's 2007 Honor Roll. These include Carroll Senior High School, Carroll High School, Dawson Middle School, Eubanks Intermediate School, Johnson Elementary School, Old Union Elementary School, Carroll Elementary School and Rockenbaugh Elementary School.

Academic, Athletic, & Fine Arts Programs Named Champions

Since becoming a 5A district in 2002, CISD won second place in the Lone Star Cup twice and earned a third place finish this past year. The district has also won the 5A state football championship three out of the last five years, the 5A Girls Cross County Championship twice and the 5A Boys Golf State Championship. Carroll is home to the defending state championship Accounting team, a state champion Robotics team and a nationally recognized Forensics team.

Carroll Students Stand Out Among A Crowd

Approximately 95 percent of Carroll’s seniors go on to attend a college or university after graduation. The Class of 2007 earned more than $11 million in scholarships to colleges and universities across the nation.

More than 90 percent of Carroll students take a college entrance exam, with composite scores on the SAT and ACT that exceed state and national averages.

College Entrance Exam Scores

Carroll offers a full array of Advanced Placement and Honors courses, a challenging curriculum for gifted and talented students and special programs for students with special needs.

Last year, t he district had 13 National Merit Semifinalists and 23 Commended students. This is the largest number of semifinalists in school history. In 2007, 9 students were named National Merit Semifinalists.

Quality of Life