Ten miles south of Ennis on I-45, Rice (Pop. 1,299) is barely across the Navarro County line. Their school district had the highest academic scores in the area a year ago, and the progress doesn’t stop there. Under Superintendent Amy Harvell, the Rice Independent School District is opening Rice Early Childhood Center this school year.
All classes commence on Tuesday, August 4, for about 1,100 stude…
