The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of
Edinburg,
Texas
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United States
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Est. 1909.
The district has approximately 4,540 employees including over 2,600 certified professionals, 900 paraprofessionals, 80 counselors, 40 librarians, 45 nurses, 870 Food Service/Maintenance& Facilities Workers, and 200 bus drivers. The superintendent is Rene Gutierrez. As for students, the peak enrollment for the 2013/2014 school year was 33,412, and the district continues to grow at a rate of approximately 5% annually.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable" by the
Texas Education Agency
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The school district's police force of 78 sworn police officers, 30 security officers and three K9 officers includes a
SWAT team
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equipped with military surplus gear acquired under the
Department of Defense Excess Property Program.
Territorial limits
The district encompasses of land extending north of the city to the end of
Hidalgo County.
Almost all of the city of Edinburg is served by ECISD. In addition, small portions of the city of
McAllen
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and several
census-designated places
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in
unincorporated Hidalgo County communities are served by ECISD. The unincorporated Hidalgo County communities served by ECISD include:
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Hargill
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*La Blanca, San Marcos (archaeological site)
* La Blanca, San Marcos (municipality)
*La Blanca, Peten, archaeological site
* La Blanca, Texas, census-designated place
See also
*Blanca (disambiguation)
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La Coma Heights
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(formerly San Manuel-Linn)
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Lopezville (partial)
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Murillo (formerly Nurillo)
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San Carlos
It also includes
Faysville, which was formerly a CDP, but became a part of Edinburg in 2015.
Schools
The physical campuses of the ECISD include 4
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Middle Schools
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Elementary Schools
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, and 3 Alternative Campus.
High schools
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Edinburg High School
Edinburg High School (EHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Murillo, Texas, Murillo (formerly Nurillo), a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, east of Edinburg, Texas, Edinburg.[Edinburg North High School
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Johnny G. Economedes High School
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Robert Vela High School
Robert Vela High School (RVHS) is a public high school in the district of Edinburg, Texas, United States. It is named after a former coach from Edinburg High, the late Roberto Vela. The school was established in 2012 and is located on Canton ...
Middle schools
* B.L. Garza Middle School
* Francisco Barrientes Middle School
* Brewster Middle School
* Harwell Middle School
* Longoria Middle School
* Memorial Middle School
* South Middle School
-Barrientes Middle School is the only school named after a living veteran.
Elementary schools
* Austin Elementary
**2017
National Blue Ribbon School
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* Avila Elementary
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Elementary
* Brewster School
* Cano-Gonzalez Elementary
* Canterbury Elementary
* Cavazos Elementary
* Cayetano Elementary
* Crawford Elementary
* De Escandon Elementary
* De la Vina Elementary
* De Zavala Elementary
* Eisenhower Elementary
* Esparza Elementary
* Flores-Zapata Elementary
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Freddy Gonzalez Elementary
* Guerra Elementary
* Hargill Elementary
**2018
National Blue Ribbon School
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* J.F. Kennedy Elementary
* Thomas Jefferson Elementary
* L.B. Johnson Elementary
* Lee Elementary
* Lincoln Elementary
* Macaria Gorena Elementary
* Magee Elementary
**2018
National Blue Ribbon School
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* Monte Cristo Elementary
* San Carlos Elementary
* Travis Elementary
* Trevino Elementary
* Truman Elementary
* Villarreal Elementary
Alternative schools
* Edinburg Alternative Education Academy
* Endeavor Academy
* Vision Academy
See also
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List of school districts in Texas
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References
External links
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{{Region 1 School Districts in Texas
Education in Edinburg, Texas
School districts in Hidalgo County, Texas
Education in McAllen, Texas