SE Texas Times

Orange County schools enrolled 8,319 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 15,085 students enrolled in Orange County schools, 55.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.7% increase over the previous school year.

Orange County enrolled the 52nd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	1,012	1,107
Vidor High School	602	1,229
West Orange-Stark High School	537	633
West Orange-Stark Middle School	476	518
Bridge City Elementary School	411	852
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	404	1,023
Oak Forest Elementary School	399	585
Vidor Junior High School	388	641
Vidor Middle School	368	618
Vidor Elementary School	365	579
Little Cypress Elementary School	355	624
Pine Forest Elementary School	352	613
Mauriceville Elementary School	338	557
Orangefield Elementary School	298	848
Bridge City High School	293	851
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	291	302
Bridge City Intermediate School	283	677
Bridge City Middle School	280	726
Little Cypress Junior High School	242	468
Mauriceville Middle School	156	280
Orangefield High School	139	529
Little Cypress Intermediate School	137	281
Orangefield Junior High School	130	474
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	63	70