East RGV News

Willacy County schools enrolled 3,326 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,939 students enrolled in Willacy County schools, 84.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Willacy County enrolled the 93rd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Lyford Elementary School	515	619
Pittman Elementary School	512	574
Smith Elementary School	415	427
Raymondville High School	399	507
Myra Green Middle School	362	409
Lyford High School	352	460
Lyford Middle School	272	349
Lasara Elementary School	203	231
Lasara High School	81	96
San Perlita Elementary School	80	96
San Perlita High School	52	77
Raymondville Options Academic Academy	42	44
San Perlita Middle School	41	50