Tarkington Independent School District
Tarkington Independent School District is a public school district in north central Liberty County, Texas. All 4 campuses are located on the same plot of land, with the High School facing County Road 2268, and the other three campus are along Farm to Market Road 163. The district covers ; and the schools are located southeast of Cleveland and fifty miles northeast of Houston.
Small portions of Cleveland are in the district boundaries. The unincorporated communities served include Dolen, Hightower, Rayburn, and Tarkington Prairie.
The boundaries of the district are the Liberty/San Jacinto county line to the north, the Trinity River to the east, Luce Bayou to the south, and Tarkington Bayou to the east.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
One of the district trustees is Dwayne Stovall.
Schools
- Tarkington High School
- *In a nod to two Texas universities, the mascot is the Longhorn and the school colors are maroon, white, and Vegas gold..
- Tarkington Middle School
- Tarkington Intermediate School
- Tarkington Elementary School
History
The many smaller schools soon became five school districts: Dolen, Hightower, East Tarkington, North Tarkington, and West Tarkington. There was a rivalry among the schools in academic and sporting competitions.
The five districts consolidated into the Tarkington Consolidated School District in 1931. In 1954, Tarkington became an Independent School District and dropped "Consolidated" from its name. The number of students has grown, and the number of facilities has grown.
The old school building destroyed by fire in 1937 still stands in east Tarkington on County Road 2296.