SE Texas Times

There were 2,272 Hispanic students enrolled in Orange County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Orange County welcomed 15,339 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 14.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Orange County, West Orange-Stark Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 247 students.

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 name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Vidor High School	9.1	1,193
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	21.9	1,130
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	12.8	1,014
Bridge City High School	19.4	894
Orangefield Elementary School	11.1	873
Bridge City Elementary School	20.3	843
Bridge City Intermediate School	21.9	712
Bridge City Middle School	20.6	695
Oak Forest Elementary School	9.8	672
West Orange-Stark High School	20.5	660
Little Cypress Elementary School	14.5	653
Vidor Junior High School	11.5	628
Vidor Middle School	8.9	627
Pine Forest Elementary School	8.9	606
Vidor Elementary School	11.1	587
Mauriceville Elementary School	15.1	571
Orangefield High School	11.5	549
West Orange-Stark Middle School	23.4	505
Little Cypress Junior High School	13.5	497
Orangefield Junior High School	10.6	434
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	14.6	323
Little Cypress Intermediate School	14.4	313
Mauriceville Middle School	11	292
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	0	68