The Allamoore Independent School District was a public school district based in the community of Allamoore, Texas, United States. The approximately 2,100-square-mile (5,400 km2) district[1] was known as the Allamoore Consolidated Independent District prior to 1992.[2]
History edit
The one room schoolhouse was built circa 1910. In previous eras the school had two teachers and in later eras there was only one teacher who also did all administrative functions. Enrollment was determined by a fluctuating number of employees in area ranches. In portions of the 1950s and 1960s the district hired a teacher to be at the school, but there were no students to teach.[3] In 1988, Allamoore's total enrollment was eight students, which made it one of the smallest school districts in the state of Texas.[1] In 1990 that figure was down to three, cousins of one another, with one of the students being the daughter of the teacher. [3] By 1995 the student population was still three.[4]
On July 1, 1995, Allamoore ISD consolidated with the Culberson County Independent School District based in nearby Van Horn to form the Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District.[5]
Operations edit
In 1990 the teacher/administrator reported that lesson planning took a lot of work as the students were not of the same ages.[3]
District enrollment (1988-1995) edit
- 1988-89 – 3 students[citation needed]
- 1989-90 – 3 students
- 1990-91 – 2 students
- 1991-92 – 2 students
- 1992-93 – 8 students
- 1993-94 – 3 students
- 1994-95 – 3 students
See also edit
- Divide Independent School District - Commonly described as a one room schoolhouse
- Juno Common School District - Former one room schoolhouse
References edit
- ^ a b "Allamoore, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ a b c "Tiny School". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. 1990-01-08. p. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One-room school to fade". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Carlsbad, New Mexico. 1995-03-25. p. A-4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Consolidations, Annexations, and Name Changes for Texas Public Schools". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-01.