San Antonio Standard

There were 235,715 Hispanic students enrolled in Hidalgo County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hidalgo County welcomed 248,558 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 94.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 401 schools in Hidalgo County, La Joya High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,845 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
La Joya High School	99.9	2,849
Economedes High School	99.8	2,703
Edinburg North High School	98.2	2,694
Weslaco High School	98.4	2,504
Psja Early College High School	99.2	2,493
Edinburg High School	98.7	2,437
Mission High School	99.5	2,252
La Joya Palmview High School	99.5	2,191
Robert R. Vela High School	96.1	2,190
McAllen High School	91.8	2,185
Memorial High School	94.4	2,138
Psja North Early College High School	99	2,119
Juarez-Lincoln High School	99.8	2,102
Donna North High School	99.9	2,042
Donna High School	99.7	1,956
Weslaco East High School	99.3	1,952
Rowe High School	95.5	1,941
Veterans Memorial High School	98.8	1,871
Psja Memorial Early College High School	99.1	1,823
Vanguard Rembrandt	99	1,811
Psja Southwest Early College High School	98.7	1,703
Sharyland High School	94	1,490
Sharyland Pioneer High School	93.5	1,422
Betty Harwell Middle School	99.8	1,379
Vanguard Beethoven	98.1	1,313
Francisco Barrientes Middle School	98.8	1,288
Edcouch-Elsa High School	99.8	1,285
South Middle School	97.6	1,227
Vanguard Mozart	99	1,161
Valley View High School	99.8	1,111
Memorial Middle School	99.7	1,098
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	98.2	1,072
Hidalgo Early College High School	99.9	1,065
B. L. Garza Middle School	98.9	1,019
Morris Middle School	88.6	1,013
Mercedes High School	98.5	1,007
Beatriz G. Garza Middle School	99.2	1,005
Austin Middle School	98.2	1,004
Idea Edgemere Academy	80.6	973
Memorial Elementary School	95.1	939
Mary Hoge Middle School	99.3	915
Central Middle School	97.5	908
Veterans Middle School	100	875
Idea Rio Vista Academy	93.5	874
Idea North Mission Academy	97.5	870
Idea McAllen Academy	92.7	858
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School	96.6	854
Idea Academy Mission	96.8	850
Idea Academy San Benito	93.6	850
Cathey Middle School	90.3	849
Sharyland North Junior High School	93.2	849
Dr. R. E. Margo Elementary School	99.2	841
Idea South Flores Academy	93.5	841
Idea Ewing Halsell Academy	88.9	840
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	97.7	840
Michael E. Fossum Middle School	95.3	833
De Leon Middle School	96.6	829
Alton Memorial Junior High School	99.6	827
Idea Brackenridge Academy	90.1	827
White Junior High School	100	825
Idea Frontier Academy	98.8	821
Idea Tres Lagos Academy	89.8	816
Idea Academy Pharr	100	813
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	96.7	812
Idea Riverview Academy	96.9	811
Elias Longoria Senior Middle School	97.6	806
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	100	804
Idea College Preparatory Pharr	99.1	796
Gonzalez Elementary School	79.8	788
R. Yzaguirre Middle School	99.5	788
Idea Edinburg Academy	95.4	787
Milam Elementary School	88.3	785
Audie Murphy Middle School	99.6	783
Dr. William Long Elementary School	99.2	781
Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	91.8	780
Idea Academy Alamo	95.9	779
Idea College Preparatory Mission	97.8	779
Idea Academy San Juan	95.8	777
Idea Academy	96.2	768
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	95	763
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	99.5	763
Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	92.4	762
Liberty Middle School	98.8	762
Idea McAllen College Preparatory	96.3	751
Idea College Prep Weslaco	96.5	749
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	96.5	739
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	96.7	738
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	97.6	737
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School	100	737
Idea College Preparatory Alamo	97.8	736
Idea College Preparatory San Juan	98.8	736
A. P. Solis Middle School	99.2	732
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	95.2	732
Idea Quest Academy	91.5	730
Cesar Chavez Middle School	99.7	728
B. L. Gray Junior High School	94.5	726
Ann Richards Middle School	100	723
John McKeever Elementary School	98	717
Idea College Prep	97.1	716
Idea Kyle Academy	77.3	714
Idea South Flores College Preparatory	95.9	712
Mission Junior High School	98.3	711
Idea Walzem College Preparatory	68.5	709
Idea Montopolis Academy	86.8	706
Sam Houston Elementary School	99	706
Idea Najim Academy	59.9	704
Maria Alicia P. Munoz Elementary School	100	702
Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School	100	701
A. N. Rico Elementary School	99	696
Idea Carver College Preparatory	82	695
Idea Brownsville Academy	95.8	694
Idea Judson Academy	63.4	694
Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	90.5	692
Donna Wernecke Elementary School	95.2	689
Idea Quest College Preparatory	92.4	688
Memorial Middle School	100	688
Idea Rundberg Academy	87.5	682
Alamo Middle School	99.1	677
Idea Bluff Springs Academy	80.3	675
Idea Monterrey Park Academy	91.7	675
Idea Mays Academy	81.3	674
Idea Owassa Academy	88.9	674
Kelly-Pharr Elementary School	99	673
Idea Elsa Academy	94.6	672
Monte Cristo Elementary School	100	672
Carlos Truan Junior High School	99.7	668
Idea Academy Weslaco	93.7	668
Idea Burke Academy	68.4	667
North Bridge Elementary School	98.5	667
Dora M. Sauceda Middle School	99.5	666
Idea Walzem Academy	64.3	666
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School	83.6	664
Armando Cuellar Middle School	99.2	660
Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory	85.7	658
W. A. Todd Middle School	99.4	658
Escandon Elementary School	99.5	657
Hurla M. Midkiff Elementary School	97	657
Irene M. Garcia Middle School	99.8	657
Idea Judson College Preparatory	68.5	653
Psja Early Start	98.5	652
Carmen V. Avila Elementary School	99.7	651
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	99.7	651
Airport Elementary School	98.6	645
Idea Ingram Hills Academy	83.1	635
Idea Pflugerville Academy	62.4	630
Idea Carver Academy	83.1	629
John High Shary Elementary School	91.3	629
Dr. Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School	99.4	627
Idea Eastside College Preparatory	81.6	626
Mims Elementary School	98.6	626
Trevino Elementary School	88.8	626
Domingo Trevino Middle School	100	624
Truman Elementary School	98.1	623
Canterbury Elementary School	84	618
Henry Ford Elementary School	99.4	618
Idea Mays College Preparatory	83.6	617
Idea Parmer Park Academy	61.3	615
Aida C. Escobar Elementary School	99.7	614
Idea Mesa Hills Academy	83.3	611
Idea Spears Academy	48.7	610
Bryan Elementary School	98.2	606
Julian S. Adame	99.8	606
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School	98.5	605
Augusto Guerra Elementary School	99.7	604
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	99.8	603
Idea Los Encinos Academy	92.3	595
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School	94.4	593
Idea Hardy Academy	77.7	591
Geraldine Palmer Elementary School	98.1	588
Diaz Junior High School	100	586
Brown Middle School	98.6	579
Eisenhower Elementary School	99.3	579
Valley View Early College Campus	99.7	578
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	99.1	576
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School	97.9	576
Jose De Escandon Elementary School	98.8	572
Raul Longoria Elementary School	99	572
Alfred Sorensen Elementary School	98.9	570
Kennedy Middle School	98.4	569
Allen & William Arnold Elementary School	99.1	567
Idea Eastside Academy	73.5	567
Idea Robindale Academy	92.2	567
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School	96.6	565
Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary School	98.6	565
Idea Edgecliff Academy	53.4	564
Seguin Elementary School	95.2	564
C. Stainke Elementary School	99.8	562
Idea Horizon Vista Academy	92.9	562
Rafael A. Cantu Junior High School	98.8	561
Valley View Junior High School	99.8	555
Idea Round Rock Tech Academy	44.8	554
Raquel Cavazos Elementary School	99.1	547
Patricia School Garza Elementary	99.6	545
Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School	97.1	544
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary School	99.3	540
Jaime Escalante Middle School	98.9	539
De La Vina Elementary School	96.3	538
Dr. Pablo Perez	92	537
William Junior Clinton Elementary School	100	537
Lloyd M. Bentsen Elementary School	99.4	536
Betts Elementary School	99.6	531
Idea Rise Academy	48.8	529
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School	99.2	528
Marcia R. Garza	99.1	528
Jessie L. Jensen Elementary School	98.1	527
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School	100	524
Jackson Elementary School	95.4	521
Tabasco Elementary School	100	521
Idea Achieve Academy	59.6	517
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School	99.6	516
Zeferino Farias Elementary School	98.8	511
Berta School Palacios Elementary	99	510
Escandon Elementary School	92.9	510
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School	97.6	510
Santos Livas Elementary School	99.2	510
Idea Hidden Meadow Academy	73	507
Daniel Singleterry Senior	100	505
Juan Seguin Elementary School	100	504
Romulo D. Martinez Elementary School	95.4	503
Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	88.6	502
Castaneda Elementary School	93.6	498
Travis Middle School	97.8	496
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School	99	495
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary School	98	494
Emiliano Zapata Elementary School	100	492
Blanca E. Sanchez	95.3	489
Sgt. William G. Harrell Middle School	97.7	488
Vanguard Picasso	99.2	486
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	94.4	485
Rayburn Elementary School	91.1	484
Corina Pena Elementary School	100	483
Idea Converse Academy	59.6	480
Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	89.4	480
Fields Elementary School	96.5	479
PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary School	98.3	477
Evangelina Garza Elementary School	100	475
R. C. Flores-Mark A. Zapata Elementary School	100	475
Idea Pflugerville College Preparatory	72.6	474
Zavala Elementary School	98.5	474
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School	96	470
Idea Edgemere College Preparatory	81	469
Travis Elementary School	98.5	468
Daniel Ramirez Elementary School	98.3	465
Progreso High School	100	462
Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	94.4	461
Garza Elementary School	92	460
Leal Elementary School	99.3	459
Villarreal Elementary School	100	458
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	100	456
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	97.1	452
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	74.4	450
John Doedyns Elementary School	99.1	449
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	99.6	449
Jefferson Elementary School	95.8	448
Guerra Elementary School	99.1	447
E. B. Reyna Elementary School	99.6	446
Hargill Elementary School	99.3	446
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	97.5	446
Idea Elsa College Preparatory	95.5	443
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	95.5	443
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	100	440
Idea Palmview Academy	95.9	439
Valley View Elementary School	99.3	438
Mission Collegiate High School	100	437
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School	100	435
21ST Century Early Learning Foundations Academy	100	429
Roosevelt Elementary School	94.4	426
Carmen Anaya Elementary School	99.8	425
Vida N. Clover Elementary School	99.1	425
Patricio Perez Elementary School	100	423
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School	99.5	423
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School	100	422
Houston Elementary School	99.5	422
Taylor Elementary School	98.8	421
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School	94.5	420
Alvarez Elementary School	96.9	416
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School	99.8	416
Elodia R. Chapa Elementary School	99.8	414
Capt. D. Salinas II Elementary School	100	413
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	98.3	408
Narciso Cavazos	100	408
Guzman Elementary School	99.3	407
Wilbur E. Lucas Elementary School	99.8	404
McAuliffe Elementary School	96	403
Achieve Early College High School	95.5	402
Idea Harlingen Academy	89.5	400
Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary School	99.2	399
Wilson Elementary School	93.7	397
La Joya ISD Head Start Program	99.7	395
Anne L. Magee Elementary School	96.2	393
Horizon Montessori	95.7	391
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	94.4	390
San Carlos Elementary School	100	390
Guillermo Flores Elementary School	99.5	389
Cantu Elementary School	99.5	388
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	98.7	387
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School	95.6	385
Monte Alto Elementary School	99	385
Mercedes Early College Academy	97.7	384
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School	95	381
Early Childhood	99.5	379
Ollie O'Grady Elementary School	99.5	379
Hilda C. Escobar/Alicia C. Rios Elementary School	99.2	377
Marcell Elementary School	99.2	376
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School	100	375
Lincoln Elementary School	99.2	375
Alton Elementary School	98.9	374
T. Price Elementary School	99.7	374
Carl C. Waitz Elementary School	99.7	370
Graciela Garcia Elementary School	99.5	368
Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory	97.5	367
Lee Elementary School	97	367
Santiago Garcia Elementary School	100	367
Cavazos Elementary School	97.8	366
Austin Elementary School	98.9	361
Le Noir Elementary School	99.4	361
Valley View North Elementary School	100	361
Jimmy Carter Early College High School	100	358
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	99.4	358
Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School	99.2	356
Horizon Montessori II	97.2	354
Horizon Montessori III	91.8	354
Pearson Elementary School	99.4	352
Castro Elementary School	100	351
Kennedy Elementary School	100	349
Idea Robindale College Preparatory	93.9	346
Idea Rise College Preparatory	59.8	343
Idea Sports Park Academy	90.7	343
Valley View South Elementary School	100	343
Idea Health Professions Academy	61.6	341
Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	87.4	341
Sam Fordyce Elementary School	100	337
Idea Rio Vista College Preparatory	92.8	335
Idea Burke College Preparatory	72.3	332
Progreso Early Childhood	100	332
Salinas Elementary School	99.7	332
Leo Junior Leo Elementary School	99.1	322
Dr. Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary School	100	321
Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory	77.4	319
Brewster Elementary School	95.8	310
Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood Center	98.7	306
Monte Alto High School	98	306
Travis Elementary School	97.1	306
Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory	86.4	302
Progreso Elementary School	99	302
Excellence in Leadership Academy	99.3	301
A. M. Ochoa Elementary School	99.3	300
Dorothy Thompson Middle School	99	297
Horizon Montessori - Pearland	40.6	293
Idea Achieve College Preparatory	72.7	293
Hidalgo Elementary School	100	292
J. W. Caceres Elementary School	97.9	292
Mission Early Learning	99.3	288
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	99.6	282
JC Kelly Elementary School	100	280
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School	100	280
Idea Najim College Preparatory	64.8	273
Eligio Kika De La Garza Elementary School	100	269
Hidalgo Park Elementary School	100	266
Idea Hardy College Preparatory	84.2	265
Idea Toros College Preparatory	95.1	264
M. Rivas Elementary School	100	260
Weslaco 21ST Century Cte Early College High School	98.4	258
Idea Health Professions College Preparatory	69.8	255
Idea Spears College Preparatory	62.6	254
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School	99.6	240
Idea Edgecliff College Preparatory	65.3	239
Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	81.4	220
Jose Borrego Middle School	97.5	199
Idea Round Rock Tech College Preparatory	52.3	197
Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory	92.8	194
Idea Converse College Preparatory	56.8	192
La Villa Early College High School	100	186
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	93.9	180
3D Academy	100	168
Idea Palmview College Preparatory	94.8	153
Mercedes Early Literacy Program	99.3	152
Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory	79.9	149
Donna Early College High School	100	140
Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito	99.3	137
La Villa Middle School	99.3	134
Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen	98.4	125
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes	97.3	112
Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	99.1	111
Buell Central DAEP	97.8	90
Runn Virtual Learning Academy	100	80
Lamar Academy	93.4	76
Elvis Junior Ballew High School	98.5	66
South Palm Gardens High School	97	66
Mercedes Academic Academy	100	64
PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor High School	98.4	61
Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	100	48
Hope Academy	100	39
Edcouch-Elsa High School Academy	100	35
Instr/Guid Center	100	35
Juvenile Detention Center	90.9	33
Hidalgo Early Start Academy	100	29
Roosevelt Alternative School	100	24
Hidalgo County Boot Camp	100	10
JJAEP	100	10
JJAEP-Southwest Key Program	100	4