SE Texas Times

There were 15,118 Hispanic students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 35.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in Jefferson County, Memorial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,000 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Brook Senior High School	24.4	2,245
Beaumont United High School	30.7	2,131
Memorial High School	47.3	2,116
Port Neches-Groves High School	31.5	1,627
Nederland High School	29.8	1,439
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School	39	1,083
Jefferson Middle School	60.9	837
Wilson Middle School	23.5	812
Houston Elementary School	73.6	728
Lincoln Middle School	35.6	722
Central Middle School	32	721
Marshall Middle School	19	711
Odom Middle School	33.1	709
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	91.8	708
Tyrrell Elementary School	66.2	701
Guess Elementary School	14.4	699
Vincent Middle School	15.4	688
Regina Howell Elementary School	25.5	682
Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School	21.3	644
Hamshire-Fannett High School	20.9	635
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	31.8	622
Helena Park Elementary School	25.1	621
Lakeview Elementary School	75.8	616
Bob Hope School Beaumont	34.5	614
Groves Middle School	37.7	608
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School	27.5	600
Port Neches Middle School	24.2	599
Hillcrest Elementary School	47.9	576
Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School	29.7	569
Blanchette Elementary School	16	568
China Elementary School	19.9	558
Caldwood Elementary School	47.6	553
Amelia Elementary School	16.5	544
Travis Elementary School	60.4	535
Ehrhart School	80.5	529
Bob Hope High School	94.7	526
Dishman Elementary School	23.4	522
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School	29.9	508
Bingman PK	12.5	506
Curtis Elementary School	17.3	492
Hamshire-Fannett Middle School	21.4	490
Martin Elementary School	13	486
Martin Luther King Middle School	37.5	480
Port Acres Elementary School	41.5	479
Fletcher Elementary School	82.1	476
Smith Middle School	25.9	475
Bob Hope School	94.8	465
Fehl-Price Elementary School	18.3	453
Highland Park Elementary School	33.8	432
Ridgewood Elementary School	23.9	431
Langham Elementary School	22.7	428
Taft Elementary School	34.3	414
Homer Dr. Elementary School	7.8	399
Groves Elementary School	39.5	392
Port Neches Elementary School	25.9	378
Sabine Pass School	41.9	370
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs	32.3	365
Van Buren Elementary School	33.9	363
Woodcrest Elementary School	25.1	311
Beaumont ISD Early College High School	63.5	299
Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School	19.6	296
Lucas PK	29.9	261
Washington Elementary School	22.8	259
Vista Academy of Beaumont	10.2	216
Evolution Academy Beaumont	25.5	200
Dequeen Elementary School	28.5	193
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	5.6	179
West Groves Early Learning Center	42.6	108
Paul A. Brown Alternative Center	28	107
Pathways Learning Center	9.2	76
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	15.4	52
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	10.5	38
Alter School	25	8
Jefferson County Youth Academy	0	7
New AE	16.7	6
Jefferson County JJAEP	0	3