1. General Information

Campus information:

Head Start   36 students
306 S. Green
903-668-5990 Ex. 1055
Director - Barbara Stevens

Primary School  (Grades K -1)  425 students
302 Willow
903-668-5990 Ex. 1234
Principal - Kerri Brice

Elementary School  (Grade 2) 590 students
300 Willow
903-668-5990 Ex. 1401
Principal - Kerri Brice

Intermediate School (Grades 3-4)  666 students
420 Galilee Road
903-668-5990 Ex. 1601
Principal - Christi Parsons

Middle School (Grades 5-6)  669 students
509 S. Cypress
903-668-5990 Ex. 1825
Principal - Brandon Jones

Junior High (Grades 7-8)  650 students
401 Waldron Ferry Road
903- 668-5990 Ex. 2501
Principal - Dr. Amber Daub

High School (Grades 9-12)  1,248 students
1 Bobcat Lane
903-668-5990 Ex. 2041
Principal - John Wink

2. Academic Test Scores

 Data Source: TEA, AEIS 2009-2010 District Performance

3. Accreditation

Fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency.
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

4. National Recognition

 - Four Exemplary Campuses from TEA. In a district 12-4A TAKS comparison, in grades 3-11, Hallsville was ranked #1.

- Title I Distinguished school at all eligible campuses

- The only district in the state of Texas and one of nine in the nation named as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC). The district’s evidence of effectiveness can be seen at www.allthingsplc.com.

- Texas Education Agency Ratings:
Hallsville ISD- Exemplary; Elementary – Exemplary; Intermediate - Exemplary;
Middle – Exemplary; Junior High- Exemplary; High School- exemplary

- Sixteen Gold Performance Acknowledgements in 2010

5. Teacher Salaries

6. Instructional Expenditures

$18,876,566 - (55.1% of Total Operating Expenditures)

7. Expenditures for Instructional-Related Services

$858,215  (2.5% of Total Operating Expenditures)

8. Class Size (Teacher-to-Student Ratio)

1:12.7

9. Special Needs Programs

The district’s academic program offers a well-balanced aligned curriculum for grades Head Start and Pre K through 12, specifically designed to meet the learning needs of all students. Among the programs offered are Special Education, English as a second language (ESL), Balanced Literacy Program, Honors – Gifted/Talented, Career & Technology Education, Tech-Prep courses, content mastery assistance, Homebound Education Program, Literacy Groups, Reading Recovery, dyslexia, crisis intervention, safe and drug- free schools, section 504, and migrant education.

10. Special Focus Areas

Courses are offered in Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, Regular, and Career and Technology Education. Other offerings include:

Athletics - all sports
Character Education
Criminal Justice
Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts
Journalism
UIL Competition
Vocational /Technical Training
Radio Broadcast Opportunities 

Ninth Grade Initiative and the Kick Off Student Mentoring Program are designed to assist incoming freshman in transition from Jr. High. 

IDEA-Innovative Devices for Educational Assistance- use of Apple Products, Nano, IPOD, and ITouch give the student the diversity needed to infuse HISD classrooms with student PLD's.

HISD has distance learning. With Kilgore College and TSTC in Marshall, students can earn both high school and college credit for classes. Courses are offered during the school day on our campus via interactive TV through Kilgore College and TSTC.    

Extensive staff development is provided. The district participates in the University of Texas Dana Center Partnership for Teaching Excellence which provides staff development to all K-12 Math and Science teachers.

11. Graduates - Recommended H.S. Program - 2010

240 out of 308 graduates followed the Recommended H. S. Program.