SE Houston News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Brazoria County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 74,183 students attending Brazoria County schools, 42.3% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Brazoria County, comprising 42.4% of the student body.

Glenn York Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 27.7% Black students, 27.3% Asian students, 21.9% Hispanic students, 15% white students, 7.8% multiracial students, 0.1% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
A. P. Beutel Elementary School	White	49.5%	539
Alexander Middle School	White	43%	747
Alvin Elementary School	Hispanic	66.8%	707
Alvin High School	Hispanic	58.7%	2,821
Alvin Junior High School	Hispanic	56.4%	769
Angleton High School	Hispanic	50.8%	2,066
Angleton Junior High School	Hispanic	47.6%	1,561
Barbara Cockrell Elementary School	Hispanic	55.1%	758
Barrow Elementary School	White	59%	383
Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School	Hispanic	47.9%	753
Berry Miller Junior High School	White	32.7%	844
Bess Brannen Elementary School	White	52.8%	689
Bill Hasse Elementary School	Hispanic	51.9%	648
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School	White	46.6%	640
Brazoria County Alter Education Center	Hispanic	75%	4
Brazoria County Juvenile Detention	Hispanic	43.3%	30
Brazos Success Academy	Hispanic	67.3%	107
Brazosport High School	Hispanic	70.9%	948
Brazoswood High School	Hispanic	50.3%	2,398
C. J. Harris Elementary School	Hispanic	41.2%	561
Central Elementary School	Hispanic	49.6%	534
Challenger Elementary School	Hispanic	30.2%	570
Clute Intermediate School	Hispanic	66.9%	946
Columbia High School	White	57.4%	889
Damon Elementary School	Hispanic	57.4%	94
Danbury Elementary School	White	72%	325
Danbury High School	White	70.5%	244
Danbury Middle School	White	70.7%	167
Don Jeter Elementary School	Hispanic	55.5%	822
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High School	Black	34.9%	1,012
E. A. Lawhon Elementary School	Hispanic	62.4%	835
E. C. Mason Elementary School	Hispanic	48%	806
Elisabet Ney Pre-Kindergarten Campus	Hispanic	52.6%	213
Fairview Junior High School	Hispanic	56.1%	864
Freeport Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	579
Freeport Intermediate School	Hispanic	68.2%	425
Frontier Elementary School	White	41.8%	445
G. W. Harby Junior High School	Hispanic	62.3%	610
Gladys Polk Elementary School	Hispanic	50%	412
Glenda Dawson High School	White	28.4%	2,557
Glenn York Elementary School	Black	27.7%	834
Griffith Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	541
H. C. Carleston Elementary School	Hispanic	57.1%	781
Hood-Case Elementary School	Hispanic	64.9%	718
Horizon Montessori - Pearland	Hispanic	46%	400
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School	Black	44.4%	865
Lake Jackson Intermediate School	Hispanic	44.8%	868
Laura Ingalls Wilder	Black	41.4%	700
Leon High Sablatura Middle School	Hispanic	44.2%	928
Lighthouse Learning Center - DAEP	Hispanic	48.9%	88
Lighthouse Learning Center - JJAEP	Hispanic	100%	3
Magnolia Elementary School	Hispanic	42.4%	735
Manvel High School	Hispanic	41.7%	2,607
Manvel Junior High School	Hispanic	43.5%	934
Mark Twain Elementary School	Hispanic	74.6%	670
Mary Burks Marek Elementary School	Black	41%	705
Massey Ranch Elementary School	Hispanic	38.3%	621
Melba Passmore Elementary School	Hispanic	52.5%	612
Meridiana Elementary School	Black	39.5%	998
Nolan Ryan Junior High School	Black	41.4%	850
Northside Elementary School	Hispanic	40%	497
O'Hara Lanier Middle School	Hispanic	76.8%	340
O. M. Roberts Elementary School	Hispanic	47.3%	605
Pace Center	Hispanic	51.1%	94
Pearland High School	Hispanic	40.6%	3,261
Pearland Junior High East	White	43.9%	848
Pearland Junior High South	Hispanic	47.4%	895
Pearland Junior High West	Hispanic	43%	919
Pomona Elementary School	Black	41.4%	806
R. L. Stevenson Primary School	Hispanic	56.9%	504
Rancho Isabella Elementary School	Hispanic	42.1%	418
Rasco Middle School	White	45.1%	731
Red Duke Elementary School	Black	30.9%	612
Rise	White	46.8%	111
Robert Turner College and Career High School	Hispanic	44.5%	1,114
Rodeo Palms Junior High School	Black	43.1%	816
Rogers Middle School	White	28.1%	794
Rustic Oak Elementary School	White	47.5%	674
S. F. Austin Elementary	Hispanic	47.9%	265
Sam Jamison Middle School	Hispanic	45.4%	754
Savannah Lakes Elementary School	Black	52.7%	809
Shadow Creek High School	Black	42.9%	2,584
Shadycrest Elementary School	White	52.4%	595
Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School	Asian	31.1%	732
Silvercrest Elementary School	Asian	37.8%	659
Silverlake Elementary School	Black	23.6%	677
Southside Elementary School	Hispanic	50.2%	315
Student Alternative Center	Hispanic	60%	45
Sweeny Elementary School	White	59.3%	864
Sweeny High School	White	54.5%	589
Sweeny Junior High School	White	54.2%	445
T. W. Ogg Elementary School	Hispanic	64.6%	630
Trinity Charter Schools - New Pathways	Hispanic	37.5%	8
Velasco Elementary School	Hispanic	74.1%	290
Walt Disney Elementary School	Hispanic	52.4%	439
West Brazos Junior High School	White	60.5%	676
West Columbia Elementary School	White	63.6%	709
Westside Elementary School	Hispanic	75.3%	1,010
Wild Peach Elementary School	White	69.1%	269