Bluff Dale Independent School District
| Bluff Dale Independent School District | |
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Bluff Dale, Texas ESC Region 11 USA |
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| District information | |
| Type | Independent school district |
| Grades | Pre-K through 8 |
| Superintendent | Ben Chaplin |
| Schools | 1 (2009-10) |
| District ID | 4810620 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 96 (2010-11) |
| Teachers | 9.69 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 10.32 (2009-10) |
| Other information | |
| TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 | Academically Acceptable |
| Website | Bluff Dale ISD |
Bluff Dale Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Bluff Dale, Texas.
Located in Erath County, a small portion of the district lies in Hood County.
The district has one school - Bluff Dale Elementary - that serves students in grades kindergarten through eight. Students in grades nine through twelve attend Stephenville High School in the neighboring Stephenville Independent School District.
Records from the minutes of an Erath County Commissioners Court meeting in early 1867 shows the beginning of the Bluff Dale School. Schools at this time were considered “subscription” schools and typically a fee of $1.00 per month per student was collected.
An old log house was the setting for the first Bluff Dale School and the first teacher was Lum Stephens. In 1880, a box, stripped house on Holmes Street was built. The building on Holmes Street burned and a new building was constructed about 1900 at the present school site. This building was a relatively large plank building with at least two rooms in a “T” shaped floor plan.
As the school began to grow, a larger building was needed, and on June 23, 1906, a vote was cast and an Independent School District was formed. A bond election was held for the purpose of constructing a free public school building of stone material. The bond election passed on September 22, 1906 and a new stone building was built.
Bluff Dale I.S.D. used to have a large school that consisted of a two-story, rock building. It was built in 1906 and stayed standing until 1929. Even though it was not around in our time doesn’t mean it was not significant to the citizens of Bluff Dale.
Before this school was built, the students had to go to school in a little building that was described as a small one room boxed and stripped house. The students sat on long slatted benches instead of desks. After the population of students increased the school decided it was time to build a bigger building.
The school went from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Still the numbers increased. The building had four large class rooms and three small rooms which were used as a library, music room, and one for private study or a work room. This school encouraged all students to participate in clubs and athletics. In 1922, the first student made yearbook was published. Over the years this building adapted an 11th grade system, then eventually a 10th grade system and finally to the current 8th grade system.
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