Editing La Marque, Texas (section)

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
Most of the city is served by the [[Texas City Independent School District]] (TCISD). Small portions of La Marque are served by the [[Dickinson Independent School District]], [[Hitchcock Independent School District]], and [[Santa Fe Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48167_galveston/DC20SD_C48167.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Galveston County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-04-17}}</ref> Previously [[La Marque Independent School District]] (LMISD) served what became the TCISD area.<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48167_galveston/DC10SD_C48167_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Galveston County, TX]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 21, 2018.</ref> On December 2, 2015, [[Texas Education Agency]] Commissioner Michael Williams announced that TCISD would absorb the former LMISD effective July 1, 2016.<ref>Daughtry, Shannon. "[http://www.galvnews.com/news/article_05167b5d-63d0-50aa-b112-d718de864f1b.html TEA: Texas City ISD to annex La Marque ISD ]." ''[[The Galveston County Daily News]]''. Wednesday December 2, 2015. Retrieved on January 12, 2016. "Texas City ISD will annex La Marque ISD into its school district beginning in the 2016-17 school year."</ref>

[[La Marque High School]] continues to serve the former LMISD area.<ref>"[http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/ctl/view/itemid/135987/Default.aspx?returnurl=http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/Default.aspx TEA annexes LMISD to TCISD]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052646/http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/ctl/view/itemid/135987/Default.aspx?returnurl=http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/Default.aspx |date=2016-03-04 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052646/http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/ctl/view/itemid/135987/Default.aspx?returnurl=http://www.tcisd.org/Home/tabid/30073/Default.aspx Archive]). [[Texas City Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 12, 2016. "With this in mind, students will continue to attend their neighborhood schools for the 2016-2017 school year,” said Dr. Lusignolo."</ref> The respective schools for other parts are [[Dickinson High School (Texas)|Dickinson High School]], Hitchcock High School, and [[Santa Fe High School (Texas)|Santa Fe High School]].

La Marque Independent School District was mismanaged for so long that it was finally dissolved, when it was assigned by the commissioner of education an accreditation status of "Not Accredited-Revoked".  By law, a school district that is closed  must be annexed into an adjoining [http://tea.texas.gov/index4.aspx?id=25769824320 district].  Accordingly, Texas City, Hitchcock, Dickinson, and Santa Fe school districts jointly absorbed the responsibility of educating La Marque students.

Before shutting down the school district, Commissioner of Education Michael Williams gave the La Marque schools ample opportunity and time for improvement.  In 2011, the school district was judged "academically unacceptable". Similarly, in 2013 and 2014, La Marque schools were given a rating of "improvement required".  Finally, an October 2015 review by the TEA found La Marque ISD's rating at "substandard achievement". This ultimately led to the revocation of the accreditation [http://tea.texas.gov/index4.aspx?id=25769824320 status].  Critics of the school district point out that administrators failed to manage the tax funds properly, failed to hire and train competent instructors, and emphasized sports to the exclusion of academics.

===Colleges and universities===
The former La Marque district (as well as the Texas City district), Dickinson, Santa Fe, and Hitchcock school districts (and therefore all of La Marque) is served by the [[College of the Mainland]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.174, "College of the Mainland District Service Area"].</ref>

===Public libraries===
The city owns the La Marque Public Library, which is located at 1011 Bayou Road.<ref>"[http://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=22&Itemid=67 Library] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226011242/http://www.ci.la-marque.tx.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=22&Itemid=67 |date=December 26, 2008 }}." ''City of La Marque''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>