East RGV News

Los Fresnos High School had the highest enrollment among Cameron County schools, welcoming 3,197 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 96.2% of the Los Fresnos High School total enrollment.

Among the 168 schools in Cameron County, Hanna Early College High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,336 students, while Rivera Early College High School welcomed 2,306 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Los Fresnos High School is a part of Los Fresnos CISD, which roughly covers schools within Cameron County with its main office in Los Fresnos.

In the previous school year, Los Fresnos High School also had the highest number of students among Cameron County schools.

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.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Los Fresnos High School	Los Fresnos	3,197
Hanna Early College High School	Brownsville	2,336
Rivera Early College High School	Brownsville	2,306
San Benito High School	San Benito	2,054
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	Brownsville	2,016
Harlingen High School	Harlingen	1,999
Pace Early College High School	Brownsville	1,939
Lopez Early College High School	Brownsville	1,896
Porter Early College High School	Brownsville	1,844
Harlingen High School - South	Harlingen	1,581
Stillman Middle School	Brownsville	1,115
Faulk Middle School	Brownsville	1,059
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	Harlingen	1,055
Jubilee Brownsville	San Antonio	1,041
Garcia Middle School	Brownsville	948
Manzano Middle School	Brownsville	903
La Feria High School	La Feria	892
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	Olmito	864
Resaca Middle School	Los Fresnos	862
Idea Academy San Benito	San Benito	850
Los Cuates Middle School	Los Fresnos	847
Gutierrez Middle School	Harlingen	834
Benavides Elementary School	Brownsville	830
Oliveira Middle School	Brownsville	827
Idea Frontier Academy	Brownsville	821
Stell Middle School	Brownsville	819
Treasure Hills Elementary School	Harlingen	817
Berta Cabaza Middle School	San Benito	813
Idea Riverview Academy	Brownsville	811
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	Brownsville	804
Pullam Elementary School	Brownsville	793
Memorial Middle School	Harlingen	791
Paredes Elementary School	Brownsville	783
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	Brownsville	763
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	San Benito	763
Moises Vela Middle School	Harlingen	763
Lee High Means Elementary School	Harlingen	749
Lucio Middle School	Brownsville	745
Vernon Middle School	Harlingen	744
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Brownsville	738
Liberty Memorial Middle School	Los Fresnos	734
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	San Benito	730
Miller Jordan Middle School	San Benito	699
Coakley Middle School	Harlingen	695
Idea Brownsville Academy	Brownsville	694
Champion Elementary School	Brownsville	691
Canales Elementary School	Brownsville	679
Perkins Middle School	Brownsville	666
Rancho Verde Elementary School	Los Fresnos	660
Hudson Elementary School	Brownsville	653
Stuart Place Elementary School	Harlingen	651
Gonzalez Elementary School	Brownsville	643
Vela Middle School	Brownsville	639
Perez Elementary School	Brownsville	633
Vermillion Road Elementary School	Brownsville	632
Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School	Harlingen	621
Port Isabel High School	Port Isabel	609
Rio Hondo Elementary School	Rio Hondo	605
Cash Elementary School	San Benito	600
Burns Elementary School	Brownsville	598
Laureles Elementary School	Los Fresnos	589
Besteiro Middle School	Brownsville	585
San Benito Riverside Middle School	San Benito	571
Breeden Elementary School	Brownsville	568
Idea Robindale Academy	Brownsville	567
Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville	Brownsville	563
Bonham Elementary School	Harlingen	562
Olmito Elementary School	Los Fresnos	562
Long Elementary School	Harlingen	547
Aiken Elementary School	Brownsville	547
Yturria Elementary School	Brownsville	543
Egly Elementary School	Brownsville	535
South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy	San Benito	535
Dora Romero Elementary School	Los Fresnos	534
Keller Elementary School	Brownsville	522
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School	Los Fresnos	520
Rio Hondo High School	Rio Hondo	516
Russell Elementary School	Brownsville	512
Los Fresnos Elementary School	Los Fresnos	511
Ortiz Elementary School	Brownsville	508
Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	Brownsville	498
Brite Elementary School	Brownsville	486
Palmer-Laakso Elementary School	Los Fresnos	484
Rio Hondo Middle School	Rio Hondo	480
Bryss Academy	Brownsville	478
Cromack Elementary School	Brownsville	475
Putegnat Elementary School	Brownsville	473
Pena Elementary School	Brownsville	467
Castaneda Elementary School	Brownsville	466
W. B. Green Junior High School	La Feria	465
Garriga Elementary School	Port Isabel	461
Martin Elementary School	Brownsville	460
Derry Elementary School	Port Isabel	459
La Encantada Elementary School	San Benito	454
Lamar Elementary School	Harlingen	452
Sharp Elementary School	Brownsville	452
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	San Benito	450
Houston Elementary School	Harlingen	448
Port Isabel Junior High School	Port Isabel	445
Villareal Elementary School	Los Fresnos	442
Fred Booth	San Benito	439
La Paloma Elementary School	San Benito	422
Gallegos Elementary School	Brownsville	419
Garden Park Elementary School	Brownsville	416
Morningside Elementary School	Brownsville	416
Ben Milam Elementary School	Harlingen	409
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School	La Feria	408
Sam Houston Elementary School	La Feria	408
Wilson Elementary School	Harlingen	403
Idea Harlingen Academy	Harlingen	400
Jubilee Harlingen	San Antonio	396
Las Yescas Elementary School	Los Fresnos	390
Villa Nueva Elementary School	Brownsville	375
Jubilee Living Way	San Antonio	369
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School	San Benito	368
Elma E. Barrera Elementary School	Santa Rosa	364
Harlingen School of Health Professions	Harlingen	359
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	San Benito	356
Horizon Montessori III	Harlingen	354
C. E. Vail Elementary School	La Feria	353
Brownsville Early College High School	Brownsville	352
David G. Sanchez Elementary School	La Feria	351
Idea Robindale College Preparatory	Brownsville	346
Dishman Elementary School	Harlingen	346
Palm Grove Elementary School	Brownsville	344
Idea Sports Park Academy	Brownsville	343
Elementary Jardin Elementary School	Brownsville	342
Skinner Elementary School	Brownsville	337
Harlingen Collegiate High School	Harlingen	333
Downs Fine Arts Academy	San Benito	332
Austin Elementary School	Harlingen	328
Bowie Elementary School	Harlingen	319
Southmost Elementary School	Brownsville	316
Zavala Elementary School	Harlingen	297
Crockett Elementary School	Harlingen	294
Travis Elementary School	Harlingen	290
Roberts Elementary School	San Benito	286
Santa Rosa High School	Santa Rosa	283
Garza Elementary School	Brownsville	270
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School	San Benito	268
Del Castillo Elementary School	Brownsville	258
Jefferson Elementary School	Harlingen	257
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School	Santa Maria	255
Rangerville Elementary School	San Benito	221
Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Brownsville	220
Jo Nelson Middle School	Santa Rosa	202
Promesa College Prep Brownsville	Brownsville	202
Jubilee Leadership Academy	San Antonio	195
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	Harlingen	180
Santa Maria High School	Santa Maria	154
Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito	San Benito	137
Premier High School of Brownsville	Lewisville	131
Santa Maria Middle School	Santa Maria	122
Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Brownsville	111
Gateway to Graduation Academy	San Benito	80
Secondary Alter Center	Harlingen	79
La Feria Academy	La Feria	34
Hester Juvenile Detention	San Benito	34
Cameron County JJAEP	Los Fresnos	17
Cameron County JJAEP	San Benito	16
Edna Tamayo House	Harlingen	14
Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)	Santa Maria	13
Cameron County JJAEP	San Benito	11
Rgv Youth Recovery Home	San Benito	10
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp	San Benito	8
Ami Kids Rio Grande Valley (Fka Rgmi)	Los Fresnos	6
Cameron County JJAEP	Rio Hondo	2
Cameron County JJAEP	Port Isabel	2