Mansfield Independent School District

Mansfield Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Mansfield, Texas, United States.

Mansfield Independent School District
Location
Mansfield Arlington Burleson Grand Prairie Region 11 Tarrant and Johnson County United States
District information
Type	Independent school district
Motto	Mansfield ISD: a great place to live, learn & teach.
Grades	PK–12th
Superintendent	Dr. Kimberley Cantu
Schools	49
Budget	$368,700,000 (2023-2024)
Students and staff
Students	35,722 (2023-2024)
Staff	4,853
Student–teacher ratio	22:1 elementary 27:1 intermediate 28:1 middle/high
Athletic conference	6A - Region 1, District 3 5A - D2 Region 1, District 3
Other information
Website	www.mansfieldisd.org

MISD serves Mansfield and portions of the cities of Grand Prairie, Arlington, and Burleson. A small portion of Cedar Hill, Fort Worth, Kennedale, and Rendon also lie within the district (only in nearby areas). A few Fort Worth and Kennedale residents are zoned mainly to go to Tarver-Rendon Elementary School, and a few Cedar Hill residents are zoned to go to Danny Jones Middle School and Mary Lillard Intermediate School. The district also extends into northeastern Johnson County.

MISD has over 49 schools and district facilities. Among the facilities are six high schools, the Ben Barber Innovation Academy, a competition-level stadium, a natatorium complex, and a center for the performing arts.

In 2011, the school district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[1]

History

The district integrated in 1965, the last public school system to do so in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

On June 23, 2020, Mansfield ISD School Board voted to keep their anti-discrimination policies, without mandating inclusive provisions for LGBTQ students and staff. The Mansfield Equality Coalition had requested the Mansfield ISD School Board include sexual orientation, gender identification, and gender expression. Training for LGBTQ issues offered by MISD's human resources is optional.^[2]

On October 6, 2021, following a school shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School that injured four, Mansfield ISD organized a meeting with community members to discuss safety measures.^[3][4]

Campuses

Elementary schools (PK-4th)

Name	City	Opened	Notes
Charlotte Anderson Elementary School[5]	Arlington	2017	2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1986
J. L. Boren Elementary School[6]	Mansfield	2015	2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1979
Janet Brockett Elementary School[7]	Arlington	2005	2003 bond package
Willie E. Brown Academy of Young Scholars[8]	Mansfield	1998
Louise Cabaniss Elementary School[9]	Grand Prairie	2008	2003 bond package
Anna May Daulton Elementary School[10]	Grand Prairie	2005	2003 bond package
Kenneth Davis Elementary School[11]	Arlington	2001
Imogene Gideon Elementary School[12]	Arlington	2001
Glenn Harmon Elementary School[13]	Arlington	2016	2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1988
Carol Holt Elementary School[14]	Arlington	2007
Thelma Jones Elementary School[15]	Arlington	2003	2001 bond package
Judy K. Miller Elementary School[16]	Mansfield	2015	2006 bond package
D. P. Morris Elementary School[17]	Arlington	1998
Erma Nash Elementary School[18]	Mansfield	2003	2001 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1953
Nancy Neal Elementary School[19]	Mansfield	2011	2006 bond package
Annette Perry Elementary School[20]	Mansfield	2009	2006 bond package
Alice Ponder Elementary School[21]	Mansfield	2015	2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1967
Martha Reid Leadership Academy[22]	Arlington	2004	2001 bond package
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School[23]	Mansfield	2005	2001 bond package
Elizabeth Smith Innovative Learning Academy[24]	Mansfield	2004	2001 bond package
Cora Spencer Elementary School[25]	Grand Prairie	2006	2003 bond package
Tarver-Rendon School of Agricultural Leadership[26]	Burleson	2013	2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1969
Roberta Tipps Elementary School[27]	Mansfield	2003	2001 bond package
Brenda Norwood Elementary School[28]	Mansfield	2021	2017 bond package
Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners[29]	Arlington	2019

Intermediate schools (5th-6th)

Name	City	Opened	Notes
Della Icenhower Intermediate School[30]	Arlington	2004	2001 bond package
Mary Lillard Intermediate School[31]	Mansfield	2006	2003 bond package
Asa E. Low Jr. Intermediate School[32]	Mansfield	2009	2006 bond package
Mary Orr Intermediate School[33]	Mansfield	1998	Replaced original campus
Donna Shepard Leadership Academy[34]	Mansfield	2001
Cross Timbers Intermediate School[35]	Arlington	1994
Alma Martinez Intermediate School[36]	Mansfield	2021	2017 bond package

Middle schools (7th-8th)

Name	City	Opened	Notes
James Coble Middle School[37]	Arlington	2006	2003 bond package
T. A. Howard Middle School[38]	Arlington	1994
Linda Jobe Middle School[39]	Mansfield	2009	2006 bond package
Danny Jones Middle School[40]	Mansfield	2004	2001 bond package
Brooks Wester Middle School[41]	Mansfield	2002	Built as Mansfield High School in 1974; renamed Mansfield High School - South Campus in 1998; Became Brooks Wester Middle School in 2002
Rogene Worley Middle School[42]	Mansfield	1986
Charlene McKinzey Middle School[43]	Mansfield	2021	2017 bond package
Jerry Knight STEM Academy[44]	Mansfield	2017	Grades 6-8

High schools (9th-12th)

Name	City	Opened	Notes
Mansfield High School	Mansfield	2002	Original campus opened in 1909 (now administration building); Replaced campus built in 1974 (now Brooks Wester Middle School);
Frontier High School[45]	Mansfield	2010	Opened inside Ben Barber Career Tech Academy in 2004
Lake Ridge High School	Mansfield	2012	2006 bond package
Legacy High School	Mansfield	2007	2003 bond package
Summit High School	Arlington	2002	Build as Mansfield High School - North Campus in 1998 and renamed Summit High School in 2002
Timberview High School	Arlington	2004	2001 bond package. Shooting in 2021.

Alternative schools

Name	City	Opened	Notes
The Phoenix Academy[46]	Mansfield	2003	Built as Erma Nash Elementary School in 1953
Ben Barber Innovation Academy[47]	Mansfield	2004
Early College High School[48]	Arlington	2017	Housed in Timberview High School

Controversies

In February 2020, the school district paid a $100,000 settlement to Charlotte Anderson Elementary School teacher Stacy Bailey. She had been placed on paid administrative leave for showing her students a picture of her fiancee, who is a woman. The district also agreed to remove the eight-month leave from her record, and offer training on LGBTQ issues to human resources and counseling staff.^[49]

See also

• List of school districts in Texas