East RGV News

Cameron County schools enrolled 83,888 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 97,872 students enrolled in Cameron County schools, 85.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.4% increase over the previous school year.

Cameron County enrolled the eighth highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Los Fresnos High School	2,684	3,272
Hanna Early College High School	1,966	2,246
Rivera Early College High School	1,900	2,254
Lopez Early College High School	1,741	1,831
Porter Early College High School	1,712	1,814
Pace Early College High School	1,652	1,788
San Benito High School	1,613	2,012
Harlingen High School	1,590	1,942
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	1,417	2,172
Harlingen High School - South	1,181	1,571
Faulk Middle School	968	976
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	913	1,188
Idea Riverview Academy	800	830
Garcia Middle School	776	893
Idea Frontier Academy	773	818
La Feria High School	770	909
Jubilee Brownsville	768	1,010
Oliveira Middle School	758	802
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	753	787
Stell Middle School	749	781
Manzano Middle School	747	905
Stillman Middle School	741	1,095
Benavides Elementary School	731	882
Berta Cabaza Middle School	705	823
Idea Academy San Benito	692	799
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	689	759
Memorial Middle School	671	751
Lucio Middle School	667	698
Paredes Elementary School	666	778
Resaca Middle School	661	857
Idea Robindale Academy	659	718
Vernon Middle School	641	715
Canales Elementary School	636	654
Liberty Memorial Middle School	633	717
Los Cuates Middle School	632	809
Champion Elementary School	625	655
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	623	858
Treasure Hills Elementary School	622	858
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	620	730
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	618	767
Vermillion Road Elementary School	613	618
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	612	762
Perez Elementary School	600	628
Pullam Elementary School	599	841
Gonzalez Elementary School	596	653
Idea Brownsville Academy	588	700
Gutierrez Middle School	584	819
Miller Jordan Middle School	581	640
Hudson Elementary School	575	666
Laureles Elementary School	575	639