Zapata County Independent School District is a public school district based in Zapata, Texas (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Zapata County.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
The Texas Education Agency's college readiness performance data shows that only 4.4% (6 out of 178 students) of the graduates of the class of 2010 of the Zapata school district met TEA's average performance criterion on SAT or ACT college admission tests.
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