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Ryder Burford/6,000th Student/Crandall Ed Foundation
Ryder Burford
Ryder Burford, a 16-year-old Combine resident who is a junior at Crandall High School, is a very successful BMX bike rider.
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Burford won the prestigious 2022 USA BMX South Central Gold Cup title earlier this year. Also, according to his father, Rusty Burford, Ryder is currently ranked number one in the state of Texas for his 16 expert age group class. He has been ranked number one in his district for the last two years. In 2021, he was named Desoto BMX Rider of the Year.
Since beginning his racing career at the age of five, Ryder has won many local, state, and regional races. To learn more, watch Ryder in his recent interview by scanning the QR code.
CISD has officially hit our 6,000th student on October 17! Her name is Daila SandovalHernandez, a new 8th grader at Crandall Middle School.
6,000th Student
Take a look at some interesting facts below for CISD's growth from this school year:
• Current enrollment: 6,004 (as of October 17) • Increase of 272 since day 2 of the 2022-23 school year • 1,163 new enrollees for the 2022-23 school year • Addition of 311 new students since the last day of the 2021-22 school year • Snapshot Day 2021-22 school year: 5,453 (+559)
The Crandall ISD Education Foundation partners with the community to provide and navigate resources for innovative teaching grants and student scholarships to benefit all students and educators of Crandall ISD.
Every year the foundation hosts a golf tournament at The Rusted Rail. This year, around $15,000 was raised and will be distributed among the teachers of Crandall ISD through classroom grants.
