NW Houston News

There were 6,837 Hispanic students enrolled in Walker County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 92% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Walker County welcomed 16,749 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 40.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Walker County, Texas Online Preparatory Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,073 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.

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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Texas Online Preparatory Elementary School	51.7	4,009
Texas Online Preparatory Middle School	46.8	3,202
Texas Online Preparatory High School	40.2	2,184
Huntsville High School	35.5	1,753
Mance Park Middle School	38.8	897
Huntsville Intermediate School	36	809
Huntsville Elementary School	44.9	630
Scott Johnson Elementary School	41.4	616
Stewart Elementary School	34.1	443
Samuel Houston Elementary School	18.6	435
Sam Houston State University Charter School	24.8	432
Gibbs Pre-K Center	31.2	314
New Waverly High School	13.4	314
New Waverly Elementary School	14.8	291
New Waverly Junior High School	13	239
New Waverly Intermediate School	14.5	152
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	37.9	29