37,835 economically disadvantaged students were taught in Brazoria County schools in 2021-22 school year

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By SE Houston News

Feb 18, 2024

Brazoria County schools enrolled 37,835 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 73,318 students enrolled in Brazoria County schools, 51.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2% increase over the previous school year.

Brazoria County enrolled the 16th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 3 Years

Top 50 Brazoria County Schools With Most Economically Disadvantaged Students in 2021-22 School Year

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Alvin High School	1,690	2,853
Manvel High School	1,601	2,941
Angleton High School	1,439	1,996
Brazoswood High School	1,353	2,371
Angleton Junior High School	1,136	1,544
Pearland High School	1,075	3,257
Brazosport High School	886	914
Westside Elementary School	880	1,056
Shadow Creek High School	807	2,571
Clute Intermediate School	675	841
Fairview Junior High School	640	951
Glenda Dawson High School	602	2,516
Alvin Junior High School	591	936
Don Jeter Elementary School	555	815
Mark Twain Elementary School	524	692
Lake Jackson Intermediate School	518	898
T. W. Ogg Elementary School	504	619
Freeport Elementary School	499	529
Alvin Elementary School	493	654
Columbia High School	489	848
Sweeny Elementary School	479	840
E. A. Lawhon Elementary School	465	797
Bill Hasse Elementary School	463	638
Manvel Junior High School	456	908
Hood-Case Elementary School	454	682
Rodeo Palms Junior High School	453	819
Rasco Middle School	440	759
West Brazos Junior High School	436	712
Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School	436	721
Pearland Junior High South	425	892
Melba Passmore Elementary School	415	594
Freeport Intermediate School	406	428
O. M. Roberts Elementary School	405	558
Griffith Elementary School	403	518
E. C. Mason Elementary School	402	703
H. C. Carleston Elementary School	391	681
Savannah Lakes Elementary School	387	758
Robert Turner College and Career High School	385	1,156
G. W. Harby Junior High School	379	527
West Columbia Elementary School	378	684
Central Elementary School	375	490
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School	367	612
R. L. Stevenson Primary School	361	488
A. P. Beutel Elementary School	356	566
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School	355	732
Sam Jamison Middle School	353	807
Magnolia Elementary School	341	887
Northside Elementary School	337	446
O'Hara Lanier Middle School	335	337
S. F. Austin Elementary	329	432