Port Isabel Texas

Port Isabel has stepped into the 21st century with a real effort to recapture and preserve the charm of this out-of-the-way destination. And they’re doing an excellent job of it. Situated picturesquely on the Lower Laguna Madre Bay, the community is full of the colors of the warm Gulf.

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Tourism banners wave freely in the brisk Gulf breeze, promoting the city’s historic “Lighthouse Square”, a shopping and eating bonanza just off the waterfront, and the Port Isabel Museum, which offers quality coastal and historical exhibits.

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Children living in Port Isabel are zoned to schools in Point Isabel Independent School District. Children go to Garriga Elementary School (Grades K-2), Derry Elementary School, (3-5), Port Isabel Junior High School (6-8), and Port Isabel High School (9-12). All the schools are in Port Isabel.

In addition, Port Isabel residents may apply to schools in the South Texas Independent School District (STISD).

  • STISD operates magnet schools that draw students from three counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy.
  • STISD overlaps twenty-eight other school districts, an area of 3,643 miles.
  • STISD is a publicly funded, tuition free school district

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