Port Arthur Independent School District is a public school district based in Port Arthur, Texas, United States.
The district serves most of Port Arthur and a portion of Groves. - Text list
In 2026, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
History Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race: White students attended Thomas Jefferson High School. Black students attended two elementary schools, Carver Elementary School and Lamar Elementary School, as well as Franklin Junior High School and Lincoln High School.Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. , 9780830415748. Start: p. 223. CITED: p. 223-224.
Dress code The Port Arthur Independent School District adopted a uniform dress code that was enforced district-wide during the 2007–2008 school year."," Mid County Chronicle
Student body In 2025–26 school year, the total number of student enrollment was 7,664. +Student Information 2025–26Race/EthnicityPercentageAfrican-American37.6%Hispanic54.9%White2.4%American Indian1.4%Asian2%Pacific Islander0%Two or More Races1.7% +Student Enrollment by TypeTypePercentageEconomically Disadvantaged89.4%Special Education15.2%Emergent Bilingual/English Learners35.1%
Schools High schools (Grades 9-12) Memorial High School Career and Technology Center (in conjunction w/ MHS) Woodrow Wilson Early College High School Middle schools (Grades 6-8) Thomas Jefferson Middle School Abraham Lincoln Fine Arts Academy Elementary schools
Grades PK-5 Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School Sam Houston Elementary School Lakeview Elementary School Port Acres Elementary School William B. Travis Elementary School Tyrrell Elementary School Grades 3-5 DeQueen Elementary School Grades PK-2 Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Pre-Kindergarten
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs
Alternative school Port Arthur Alternative Campus
Former schools High schools Stephen F. Austin High School (consolidated into Memorial High)Schools as of October 8, 2000, Port Arthur Independent School District Abraham Lincoln High School (consolidated into Memorial High) Thomas Jefferson High School (consolidated into Memorial High) Bishop Byrne High School (closed in 1983)https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139795/?q=Bishop byrne Middle schools Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Moved to Abraham Lincoln Fine Arts Academy) Thomas A. Edison Middle School (Moved to Thomas Jefferson Middle School Stephen F. Austin Middle School (Became Memorial High School 9th Grade Academy) Abraham Lincoln Middle School (renamed to Fine Arts Academy) Elementary schools Franklin Elementary School (built in 1917. demolished in February 2012) Pease Elementary School (demolished) Lamar Elementary School (later used an alternative school before being demolished) Dick Dowling Elementary School (renamed to Port Acres Elementary) Robert E. Lee Elementary School (renamed to Lakeview Elementary)
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