SE Texas Times

Orange County schools enrolled 7,016 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 15,085 students enrolled in Orange County schools, 46.5% of them are considered to be at risk.

Orange County had the 53rd highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Vidor High School	703	1,229
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	499	1,107
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	476	1,023
Bridge City Elementary School	252	852
Bridge City High School	202	851
Orangefield Elementary School	342	848
Bridge City Middle School	290	726
Bridge City Intermediate School	107	677
Vidor Junior High School	395	641
West Orange-Stark High School	383	633
Little Cypress Elementary School	249	624
Vidor Middle School	316	618
Pine Forest Elementary School	312	613
Oak Forest Elementary School	338	585
Vidor Elementary School	305	579
Mauriceville Elementary School	296	557
Orangefield High School	164	529
West Orange-Stark Middle School	373	518
Orangefield Junior High School	206	474
Little Cypress Junior High School	264	468
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	176	302
Little Cypress Intermediate School	168	281
Mauriceville Middle School	167	280
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	33	70