Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Brazoria County welcomed 74,183 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 99 schools in Brazoria County, Pearland High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,207 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.
Ethnicities in Brazoria County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Brazoria County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Pearland High School | 37 | 3,261 |
| Alvin High School | 34.8 | 2,821 |
| Manvel High School | 11.3 | 2,607 |
| Shadow Creek High School | 11.6 | 2,584 |
| Glenda Dawson High School | 28.4 | 2,557 |
| Brazoswood High School | 38.8 | 2,398 |
| Angleton High School | 33.3 | 2,066 |
| Angleton Junior High School | 36.9 | 1,561 |
| Robert Turner College and Career High School | 33 | 1,114 |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High School | 15.6 | 1,012 |
| Westside Elementary School | 14 | 1,010 |
| Meridiana Elementary School | 19.9 | 998 |
| Brazosport High School | 16.9 | 948 |
| Clute Intermediate School | 21.1 | 946 |
| Manvel Junior High School | 19.5 | 934 |
| Leon High Sablatura Middle School | 22.3 | 928 |
| Pearland Junior High West | 24.9 | 919 |
| Pearland Junior High South | 25.8 | 895 |
| Columbia High School | 57.4 | 889 |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School | 43.7 | 868 |
| Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School | 13.9 | 865 |
| Fairview Junior High School | 35.8 | 864 |
| Sweeny Elementary School | 59.3 | 864 |
| Nolan Ryan Junior High School | 12.4 | 850 |
| Pearland Junior High East | 43.9 | 848 |
| Berry Miller Junior High School | 32.7 | 844 |
| E. A. Lawhon Elementary School | 15.9 | 835 |
| Glenn York Elementary School | 15 | 834 |
| Don Jeter Elementary School | 5.8 | 822 |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School | 5.3 | 816 |
| Savannah Lakes Elementary School | 7.3 | 809 |
| E. C. Mason Elementary School | 26.1 | 806 |
| Pomona Elementary School | 17.4 | 806 |
| Rogers Middle School | 28.1 | 794 |
| H. C. Carleston Elementary School | 13.2 | 781 |
| Alvin Junior High School | 36.4 | 769 |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School | 23.9 | 758 |
| Sam Jamison Middle School | 26.9 | 754 |
| Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School | 9.7 | 753 |
| Alexander Middle School | 43 | 747 |
| Magnolia Elementary School | 34.6 | 735 |
| Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School | 18.9 | 732 |
| Rasco Middle School | 45.1 | 731 |
| Hood-Case Elementary School | 31.3 | 718 |
| West Columbia Elementary School | 63.6 | 709 |
| Alvin Elementary School | 28.4 | 707 |
| Mary Burks Marek Elementary School | 11.6 | 705 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | 17.4 | 700 |
| Bess Brannen Elementary School | 52.8 | 689 |
| Silverlake Elementary School | 22.6 | 677 |
| West Brazos Junior High School | 60.5 | 676 |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School | 47.5 | 674 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 18.8 | 670 |
| Silvercrest Elementary School | 31.4 | 659 |
| Bill Hasse Elementary School | 39 | 648 |
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School | 46.6 | 640 |
| T. W. Ogg Elementary School | 18.6 | 630 |
| Massey Ranch Elementary School | 30.3 | 621 |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School | 41.3 | 612 |
| Red Duke Elementary School | 15.8 | 612 |
| G. W. Harby Junior High School | 30.2 | 610 |
| O. M. Roberts Elementary School | 37.2 | 605 |
| Shadycrest Elementary School | 52.4 | 595 |
| Sweeny High School | 54.5 | 589 |
| Freeport Elementary School | 14.3 | 579 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 24.7 | 570 |
| C. J. Harris Elementary School | 30.7 | 561 |
| Griffith Elementary School | 13.9 | 541 |
| A. P. Beutel Elementary School | 49.5 | 539 |
| Central Elementary School | 32.4 | 534 |
| R. L. Stevenson Primary School | 36.9 | 504 |
| Northside Elementary School | 38.4 | 497 |
| Frontier Elementary School | 41.8 | 445 |
| Sweeny Junior High School | 54.2 | 445 |
| Walt Disney Elementary School | 41 | 439 |
| Freeport Intermediate School | 18.8 | 425 |
| Rancho Isabella Elementary School | 38.3 | 418 |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School | 35 | 412 |
| Horizon Montessori - Pearland | 18.5 | 400 |
| Barrow Elementary School | 59 | 383 |
| O'Hara Lanier Middle School | 12.9 | 340 |
| Danbury Elementary School | 72 | 325 |
| Southside Elementary School | 38.4 | 315 |
| Velasco Elementary School | 10.3 | 290 |
| Wild Peach Elementary School | 69.1 | 269 |
| S. F. Austin Elementary | 44.2 | 265 |
| Danbury High School | 70.5 | 244 |
| Elisabet Ney Pre-Kindergarten Campus | 36.6 | 213 |
| Danbury Middle School | 70.7 | 167 |
| Rise | 46.8 | 111 |
| Brazos Success Academy | 27.1 | 107 |
| Pace Center | 29.8 | 94 |
| Damon Elementary School | 30.9 | 94 |
| Lighthouse Learning Center - DAEP | 22.7 | 88 |
| Student Alternative Center | 11.1 | 45 |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | 40 | 30 |
| Trinity Charter Schools - New Pathways | 37.5 | 8 |
| Brazoria County Alter Education Center | 25 | 4 |
| Lighthouse Learning Center - JJAEP | 0 | 3 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Robert Turner College And Career High School• Angleton Junior High School• Northside Elementary• Sam Jamison Middle• E.a. Lawhon Elementary• Trinity Charter Schools - New Pathways• Nolan Ryan Junior High School• Southside Elementary• Velasco Elementary• Freeport Intermediate• Don Jeter Elementary School• Walt Disney Elementary• Gladys Polk Elementary School• Assets• Silvercrest Elementary• Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary• Rustic Oak Elementary• Pace Center• Savannah Lakes Elementary• A.p. Beutel Elementary School• Shadow Creek High School• Student Alternative Center• G.w. Harby Junior High• S.f. Austin Elementary• Rasco Middle School• Pearland Junior High West• Danbury High School• Red Duke Elementary• Brazoria County Alter Educational Center• Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School• Meridiana Elementary• Silverlake Elementary• Griffith Elementary School• Danbury Elementary• Pomona Elementary School• Pearland Junior High East• Barrow Elementary School• Mary Burks Marek Elementary School• Glenn York Elementary School• Freeport Elementary• H.c. Carleston Elementary• Clute Intermediate School• Pearland Junior High South• Leon H. Sablatura Middle• C.j. Harris Elementary• Central Elementary• Bess Brannen Elementary School• Lake Jackson Intermediate School• Sweeny High School• Manvel Junior High School• Brazosport High School• Frontier Elementary• Dr Ronald E. McNair Junior High• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Melba Passmore Elementary• R.l. Stevenson Primary• Berry Miller Junior High• Lighthouse Learning Center - Jjaep• Alvin Junior High• Bob And Betty Nelson Elementary• O'Hara Lanier Middle• Challenger Elementary• West Columbia Elementary• Elisabet Ney Pre-Kindergarten Campus• Damon Elementary• Danbury Middle• O.m. Roberts Elementary School• Rancho Isabella Elementary• Hood-Case Elementary• Bill Hasse Elementary• Fairview Junior High• Lighthouse Learning Center - Daep• Rodeo Palms Junior High• Sweeny Elementary• Rogers Middle• Angleton High School• Wild Peach Elementary School• Manvel High School• Alvin Elementary• Alexander Middle• T.w. Ogg Elementary School• Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School• Shadycrest Elementary• Massey Ranch Elementary• Westside Elementary• Mark Twain Elementary• Alvin High School• Horizon Montessori - Pearland• E.c. Mason Elementary School• Brazos Success Academy• Clute Brazoswood High School• Sweeny Junior High• Barbara Cockrell Elementary• Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary• West Brazos J High School• Brazoria County Juvenile Detention• Columbia High School
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