Nederland Independent School District
Nederland Independent School District is a public school district based in Nederland, Texas (USA). Originally organized in 1920, the Nederland Independent School District has served the community for 100 years. The first school was built on grounds donated by Mr. Bluitt Langham, which is located at the current playground of Langham Elementary. A new school was built in the 1930s at the location of the current Alternative campus to accommodate the influx of students. This building was to become the high school until the 1970s. In addition to Nederland, the district also serves the communities of  Central Gardens and portions of Port Neches and Port Arthur. In 2019, the school district was rated "A" by the Texas Education Agency. History. The precursors of the school district began as a series of single or two room schoolhouses formed to educate the children of the Dutch families that founded and moved into Nederland. The earliest known school room was started in 1898 as a one-room school houses that was built behind the old Orange hotel on Boston Avenue, with several children attending. As the city population grew, there were additional schools built at the corner of 10th  st and Chicago and also at the Dutch Reformed Church. These early schools did not have full accreditation and were equivalent to a junior high education. A two-story school was built in 1912 on the land of Mr. Bluitt Langham, and the Nederland Independent School district was organized by Jefferson County in 1920. Dress code. In January 2008 the district adopted a new dress code rule effective fall 2008. Students in grades 5 through 12 are required to wear solid color shirts with no logo or Nederland bulldog shirts. Trousers may be blue, navy, black, denim, or khaki. Skirts  or jumpers may be khaki, navy, black, or denim. Facilities. All of the schools are in the City of Nederland. The district consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school and one alternative campus. The District also maintains a separate Administration building with maintenance and bus facilities on that site, a Performing Arts Theater located on the High School campus and Bulldog Stadium, which is located on the campus of Central Middle School. 2019 bond. In May 2019 voters approved a $155 million bond issue to improve facilities at all campuses. This bond includes: Nederland  High School (grades 9–12). The current high school was built in 1976 and is located at 2101 18th Street. The campus was rated as an overall "A" by the Texas Education Agency for 2019. The principal is Steven Beagle. Performing Arts Center. In 1999 a bond was approved by the voters to build a new performing arts center on the campus of Nederland High School. The 2,000-seat theater and classroom facilities house the Nederland High School band, Nederland Performance Arts and Nederland Choir classes and contain studios and practice rooms for the respective students. It is the location of  many of the district-wide meetings and concerts and performances put on by students from all schools. The theater is also rented out for outside performances. Middle Schools (Grades 5-8). Clubs and Organizations -CMS Clubs and Organizations CO Wilson Demographics. Nederland ISD serves 5,372 students throughout the 8 schools in the district. 1,576 of those students attend Nederland High School. The student demographics breakdown to 53% White, 27.1% Hispanic, 9.0% African American, 6.8% Asian and .5% American Indian. 10.4% of the students are in Special Education. 3.5% are in Gifted and talented classes, and 24.7% take Career and Technology  education.