School Districts • ESC Region 10 • Dallas County

Irving Independent School District

Reconciled with Texas Education Agency (TEA) PEIMS Datasets & Texas Education Code §25.081 Statutory Minimums. Last audited: October 2026.

Irving Independent School District is a comprehensive Texas public educational system serving 31,800 students across Dallas County in Education Service Center (ESC) Region 10. Governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees under Title 2 of the Texas Education Code, the district exercises independent statutory taxing authority, administers instructional budgets, and maintains academic standards evaluated through the TEA State Accountability Rating System.

Statutory Accountability & Operational Metrics

Under the Texas Education Agency public school accountability framework established in Chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code, campus performance is evaluated across Student Achievement, School Progress, and Closing the Gaps. The district holds a statutory Domain 1 scaled rating of Grade B (83/100) based on STAAR testing outcomes and College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicators.

TEA Rating Grade B 83/100 Scaled Score
Student Enrollment 31,800 PEIMS October Census
Student-Teacher Ratio 14.8 : 1 2,148 Certified FTE
Operational Minutes 76,125 +870 Banked Min

Attendance Boundaries, Feeder Patterns & Academic Programs

Student assignment across Irving Independent School District is determined by geographic campus attendance boundaries adopted by the local Board of Trustees. Elementary and middle schools feed into comprehensive senior high schools that support University Interscholastic League (UIL) athletic competitions, fine arts programs, and career and technical education (CTE) pathways:

Official Feeder Zones: MacArthur High, Nimitz High, Irving High feeder zones

Statewide funding formulas under the Foundation School Program (FSP) allocate Tier 1 and Tier 2 state aid based on Average Daily Attendance (ADA). With 2,148 full-time equivalent certified educators, the district maintains instructional ratios that balance core statutory curriculum requirements with specialized bilingual, special education, and gifted and talented programs.

Signature Curricular Offerings
Dual Language Immersion Singley Academy CTE AVID College Readiness

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Results

STAAR examination results quantify student mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum across reading language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Performance is classified across three performance standards:

Approaches Grade Level 76% Passing Standard Baseline
Meets Grade Level 48% College & Career Trajectory
Masters Grade Level 21% Advanced Academic Distinction

Academic Schedule & Device Synchronization

Irving Independent School District begins classes on August 12, 2026 and completes the 2026–2027 instructional year on May 27, 2027. Parents and faculty can sync official start dates, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring breaks directly into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook:

1-TAP CALENDAR SYNC & SHARING No login required • Direct device export
Google Calendar