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Irving Independent School District, Texas

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Irving Independent School District
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Irving, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Magda Hernández
# of school board members: 7
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Irving Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Magda Hernández is the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District. Hernández was appointed superintendent on December 18, 2018. Hernández's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent of human resources of the Waxahachie Independent School District, a teacher, and a human resources staffing and recruiting coordinator.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Jose L. Parra was the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District from 2014 to 2018.[2][3] Parra's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the Lockhart Independent School District.[4]

School board

The Irving ISD board of trustees consists of seven members who are elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected by district.[5]

Elections

See also: Irving Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[5]

Three seats on the Irving Independent School District school board in Texas were scheduled to be up for general election on May 3, 2025. The election was canceled after only one candidate filed for each seat.[6] The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Irving Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $73,491,000 $2,270 17%
Local: $201,432,000 $6,221 46%
State: $165,959,000 $5,126 38%
Total: $440,882,000 $13,617
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $416,695,000 $12,869
Total Current Expenditures: $389,301,000 $12,023
Instructional Expenditures: $221,078,000 $6,828 53%
Student and Staff Support: $53,245,000 $1,644 13%
Administration: $48,367,000 $1,493 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $66,611,000 $2,057 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,296,000 $287
Construction: $6,241,000 $192
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,850,000 $118
Interest on Debt: $13,527,000 $417


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $62,618 $92,536
2023-2024[10] $60,794 $81,280

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 19 46 14 18 10-14 40-49 24
2018-2019 47 75 39 47 40-44 55-59 48
2017-2018 40 68 31 40 40 40-44 44
2016-2017 73 88 67 74 65-69 75-79 76
2015-2016 70 87 63 70 60-64 70-74 74
2014-2015 67 85 61 67 65-69 70-74 71
2013-2014 65 83 57 64 60-64 70-74 72
2012-2013 66 85 59 65 60-64 70-74 75
2011-2012 75 90 66 75 70-74 75-79 80
2010-2011 80 91 72 80 85-89 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 52 25 23 15-19 21-39 33
2018-2019 36 59 33 34 33 45-49 41
2017-2018 32 55 28 31 28 45-49 42
2016-2017 60 82 59 59 50-54 70-74 67
2015-2016 62 81 61 61 50-54 70-74 70
2014-2015 67 83 67 66 60-64 75-79 73
2013-2014 63 78 61 62 65-69 70-74 73
2012-2013 68 81 67 66 65-69 75-79 79
2011-2012 83 92 82 83 75-79 80-84 88
2010-2011 84 91 84 83 85-89 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 92 >=95 90-94 92 >=90 >=80 90-94
2017-2018 92 >=95 90-94 92 >=80 >=80 90-94
2016-2017 95 >=95 95 94 >=50 >=80 >=95
2015-2016 93 >=95 >=95 93 >=80 >=80 85-89
2014-2015 93 >=95 90-94 92 >=50 >=80 90-94
2013-2014 86 90-94 85-89 86 >=50 >=90 85-89
2012-2013 87 >=95 85-89 85 >=50 >=80 90
2011-2012 86 90-94 85-89 85 >=50 >=80 86
2010-2011 84 90-94 87 82 PS >=80 90


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 31,485 -0.9
2022-2023 31,767 -1.9
2021-2022 32,378 -0.9
2020-2021 32,682 -2.6
2019-2020 33,544 0.2
2018-2019 33,464 -1.5
2017-2018 33,971 -2.4
2016-2017 34,792 -0.4
2015-2016 34,929 -0.8
2014-2015 35,191 -0.4
2013-2014 35,328 0.8
2012-2013 35,030 0.7
2011-2012 34,770 1.5
2010-2011 34,243 1.6
2009-2010 33,679 1.6
2008-2009 33,131 1.2
2007-2008 32,746 -0.6
2006-2007 32,951 0.8
2005-2006 32,677 2.3
2004-2005 31,917 2.1
2003-2004 31,249 1.2
2002-2003 30,860 2.5
2001-2002 30,096 3.3
2000-2001 29,097 3.9
1999-2000 27,961 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Irving Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 5.4
Black 10.8 12.8
Hispanic 75.6 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 1.1 3.1
White 7.1 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Irving Independent School District had 2,061.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.27.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 131.21
Kindergarten: 126.67
Elementary: 727.41
Secondary: 858.16
Total: 2,061.98

Irving Independent School District employed 73.93 district administrators and 172.12 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 73.93
District Administrative Support: 134.03
School Administrators: 172.12
School Administrative Support: 129.32
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 484.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.54
Total Guidance Counselors: 89.34
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 25.47
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 165.22
Other Support Services: 819.95


Schools

The Irving Independent School District operates 38 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Austin Middle7896-8
Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center2749-12
Barton El865PK-5
Bowie Middle7896-8
Brandenburg El938PK-5
Britain El637PK-5
Brown El693PK-5
Clifton Early Childhood455PK-PK
Crockett Middle8356-8
Dallas Co School For Accelerated Lrng116-12
Davis El802PK-5
Elliott El514PK-5
Farine El883PK-5
Gilbert F M El727PK-5
Good El721PK-5
Haley J El673PK-5
Haley T El780PK-5
Hanes El721PK-5
Houston Middle7646-8
Irving H S2,5359-12
Jack E Singley Academy1,6119-12
Jackie Mae Townsell El838PK-5
Johnston El761PK-5
John W And Margie Stipes El607PK-5
Keyes El707PK-5
Kinkeade Early Childhood337PK-PK
Lady Bird Johnson Middle8106-8
Lamar Middle6556-8
Lee El660PK-5
Lively El772PK-5
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle8466-8
Macarthur H S2,5969-12
Nimitz H S2,3799-12
Pierce Early Childhood280PK-PK
Schulze El612PK-5
Student Reassignment Ctr0KG-12
Townley El661PK-5
Travis Middle9476-8

Contact information

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Irving Independent School District
2621 W. Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 972-600-5000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "Magda Hernandez Hired as Irving ISD Superintendent," December 18, 2018
  2. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "Amended Superintendent Term Contract," accessed January 30, 2017
  3. ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Criticized by some former employees, Irving ISD superintendent calls it quits with no explanation," accessed November 13, 2019
  4. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived September 21, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Irving Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed May 28, 2021
  6. ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Irving Independent School District Order of Cancellation," accessed March 31, 2025
  7. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed May 28, 2021
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  9. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "EMPLOYEE SALARY SCHEDULES 2024-2025," accessed April 22, 2025
  10. ↑ Irving Independent School District, "EMPLOYEE SALARY SCHEDULES 2023-2024," accessed February 4, 2024
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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