In 2021-22 school year, there were 30,945 economically disadvantaged students taught in Galveston County schools

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

By SE Houston News

Feb 19, 2024

Galveston County schools enrolled 30,945 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 61,061 students enrolled in Galveston County schools, 50.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.

Galveston County enrolled the 18th 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.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 3 Years

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

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Dickinson High School	2,160	3,500
Ball High School	1,452	2,015
Texas City High School	1,257	1,729
Clear Creek High School	792	2,346
Odyssey Academy - Galveston	720	881
Blocker Middle School	712	893
Fry Intermediate School	667	812
Eugene 'Gene' Kranz Junior High School	603	963
La Marque High School	598	648
R. D. McAdams Junior High School	584	912
Santa Fe High School	577	1,345
Collegiate Academy	558	618
Hayley Elementary School	543	561
San Leon Elementary School	519	643
Morgan Elementary Magnet School	518	534
Central Middle School	515	557
Santa Fe Junior High School	508	1,024
Kenneth E. Little Elementary School	507	600
Burnet Elementary School	503	513
Dunbar Middle School	498	666
League City Elementary School	495	722
Jake Silbernagel Elementary School	491	619
Hughes Road Elementary School	483	685
La Marque Middle School	481	503
Clear Falls High School	466	2,506
Clear Creek Intermediate School	460	769
Simms Elementary School	457	495
Clear Springs High School	450	2,777
Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School	426	535
Lavace Stewart Elementary School	425	704
Parker Elementary School	422	474
Calder Road Elementary School	419	708
Bay Colony Elementary School	408	667
Kohfeldt Elementary School	394	431
John and Shamarion Barber Middle School	379	585
William F. Barnett Elementary School	374	674
Manual Guajardo Junior Elementary School	370	502
Roy Junior Wollam Elementary School	365	664
Dan Junior Kubacak Elementary School	365	654
Rosenberg Elementary Laboratory for Learning and Leading	358	401
Hitchcock Primary School	356	425
Austin Middle School	322	574
Heights Elementary School	312	342
Oppe Elementary School	311	572
Hitchcock High School	310	429
Mainland Preparatory Academy	309	360
Louis G. Lobit Elementary School	306	760
Crosby Middle School	293	369
Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start	285	290
Stewart Elementary School	276	335