SE Texas Times

There were 32 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 42,299 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in Jefferson County, West Brook Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Brook Senior High School	0.2	2,245
Beaumont United High School	0.1	2,131
Memorial High School	0	2,116
Port Neches-Groves High School	0	1,627
Nederland High School	0.1	1,439
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School	0.1	1,083
Jefferson Middle School	0.1	837
Wilson Middle School	0.2	812
Houston Elementary School	0	728
Lincoln Middle School	0	722
Central Middle School	0.1	721
Marshall Middle School	0.4	711
Odom Middle School	0	709
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	0	708
Tyrrell Elementary School	0	701
Guess Elementary School	0.1	699
Vincent Middle School	0.1	688
Regina Howell Elementary School	0.3	682
Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School	0	644
Hamshire-Fannett High School	0	635
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	0.2	622
Helena Park Elementary School	0	621
Lakeview Elementary School	0.3	616
Bob Hope School Beaumont	0.2	614
Groves Middle School	0	608
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School	0	600
Port Neches Middle School	0	599
Hillcrest Elementary School	0.2	576
Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School	0	569
Blanchette Elementary School	0	568
China Elementary School	0	558
Caldwood Elementary School	0.2	553
Amelia Elementary School	0	544
Travis Elementary School	0	535
Ehrhart School	0	529
Bob Hope High School	0	526
Dishman Elementary School	0.2	522
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School	0	508
Bingman PK	0	506
Curtis Elementary School	0	492
Hamshire-Fannett Middle School	0	490
Martin Elementary School	0.2	486
Martin Luther King Middle School	0	480
Port Acres Elementary School	0	479
Fletcher Elementary School	0	476
Smith Middle School	0	475
Bob Hope School	0	465
Fehl-Price Elementary School	0	453
Highland Park Elementary School	0	432
Ridgewood Elementary School	0	431
Langham Elementary School	0.2	428
Taft Elementary School	0	414
Homer Dr. Elementary School	0.3	399
Groves Elementary School	0	392
Port Neches Elementary School	0	378
Sabine Pass School	0	370
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs	0	365
Van Buren Elementary School	0	363
Woodcrest Elementary School	0	311
Beaumont ISD Early College High School	0	299
Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School	0.7	296
Lucas PK	0	261
Washington Elementary School	0	259
Vista Academy of Beaumont	0	216
Evolution Academy Beaumont	0	200
Dequeen Elementary School	0	193
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	0	179
West Groves Early Learning Center	0	108
Paul A. Brown Alternative Center	0	107
Pathways Learning Center	0	76
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	0	52
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	0	38
Alter School	0	8
Jefferson County Youth Academy	0	7
New AE	0	6
Jefferson County JJAEP	0	3