SE Texas Times

Orange County schools enrolled 8,772 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 15,339 students enrolled in Orange County schools, 57.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.4% increase over the previous school year.

Orange County enrolled the 51st 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	1,058	1,130
Vidor High School	595	1,193
West Orange-Stark High School	583	660
Oak Forest Elementary School	464	672
West Orange-Stark Middle School	462	505
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	431	1,014
Vidor Elementary School	430	587
Bridge City Elementary School	425	843
Pine Forest Elementary School	381	606
Little Cypress Elementary School	378	653
Vidor Junior High School	369	628
Vidor Middle School	363	627
Mauriceville Elementary School	351	571
Orangefield Elementary School	340	873
Bridge City Intermediate School	308	712
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	307	323
Bridge City High School	301	894
Bridge City Middle School	278	695
Little Cypress Junior High School	237	497
Orangefield High School	191	549
Little Cypress Intermediate School	166	313
Orangefield Junior High School	149	434
Mauriceville Middle School	143	292
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	62	68