East RGV News

Los Fresnos High School had the highest enrollment among Cameron County schools, welcoming 3,272 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 96.3% of the Los Fresnos High School total enrollment.

Among the 167 schools in Cameron County, Rivera Early College High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,254 students, while Hanna Early College High School welcomed 2,246 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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	3,272
Rivera Early College High School	Brownsville	2,254
Hanna Early College High School	Brownsville	2,246
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	Brownsville	2,172
San Benito High School	San Benito	2,012
Harlingen High School	Harlingen	1,942
Lopez Early College High School	Brownsville	1,831
Porter Early College High School	Brownsville	1,814
Pace Early College High School	Brownsville	1,788
Harlingen High School - South	Harlingen	1,571
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	Harlingen	1,188
Stillman Middle School	Brownsville	1,095
Jubilee Brownsville	San Antonio	1,010
Faulk Middle School	Brownsville	976
La Feria High School	La Feria	909
Manzano Middle School	Brownsville	905
Garcia Middle School	Brownsville	893
Benavides Elementary School	Brownsville	882
Treasure Hills Elementary School	Harlingen	858
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	Mercedes	858
Resaca Middle School	Los Fresnos	857
Pullam Elementary School	Brownsville	841
Idea Riverview Academy	Weslaco	830
Berta Cabaza Middle School	San Benito	823
Gutierrez Middle School	Harlingen	819
Idea Frontier Academy	Weslaco	818
Los Cuates Middle School	Los Fresnos	809
Oliveira Middle School	Brownsville	802
Idea Academy San Benito	Weslaco	799
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	Weslaco	787
Stell Middle School	Brownsville	781
Paredes Elementary School	Brownsville	778
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	Weslaco	767
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Weslaco	762
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	Weslaco	759
Memorial Middle School	Harlingen	751
Moises Vela Middle School	Harlingen	742
Lee High Means Elementary School	Harlingen	734
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	San Benito	730
Idea Robindale Academy	Weslaco	718
Liberty Memorial Middle School	Los Fresnos	717
Vernon Middle School	Harlingen	715
Idea Brownsville Academy	Weslaco	700
Lucio Middle School	Brownsville	698
Hudson Elementary School	Brownsville	666
Rancho Verde Elementary School	Los Fresnos	661
Coakley Middle School	Harlingen	660
Champion Elementary School	Brownsville	655
Canales Elementary School	Brownsville	654
Gonzalez Elementary School	Brownsville	653
Miller Jordan Middle School	San Benito	640
Laureles Elementary School	Los Fresnos	639
Vela Middle School	Brownsville	638
Perez Elementary School	Brownsville	628
Rio Hondo Elementary School	Rio Hondo	624
Cash Elementary School	San Benito	623
Vermillion Road Elementary School	Brownsville	618
Stuart Place Elementary School	Harlingen	613
Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School	Harlingen	610
South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy	Mercedes	609
Idea Harlingen Academy	Weslaco	607
Port Isabel High School	Port Isabel	606
Burns Elementary School	Brownsville	604
Dora Romero Elementary School	Los Fresnos	587
Olmito Elementary School	Los Fresnos	575
Besteiro Middle School	Brownsville	575
Bonham Elementary School	Harlingen	572
Perkins Middle School	Brownsville	571
Aiken Elementary School	Brownsville	570
Breeden Elementary School	Brownsville	569
Los Fresnos Elementary School	Los Fresnos	561
Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville	San Antonio	552
Yturria Elementary School	Brownsville	548
Long Elementary School	Harlingen	548
Egly Elementary School	Brownsville	546
Brite Elementary School	Brownsville	545
Keller Elementary School	Brownsville	532
San Benito Riverside Middle School	San Benito	529
Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville	San Antonio	522
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School	Los Fresnos	514
Bryss Academy	Brownsville	508
Rio Hondo High School	Rio Hondo	507
Cromack Elementary School	Brownsville	501
Ortiz Elementary School	Brownsville	500
Palmer-Laakso Elementary School	Los Fresnos	495
Rio Hondo Middle School	Rio Hondo	488
Idea Robindale College Preparatory	Weslaco	487
Russell Elementary School	Brownsville	486
Idea Sports Park Academy	Weslaco	481
La Encantada Elementary School	San Benito	481
Putegnat Elementary School	Brownsville	478
Castaneda Elementary School	Brownsville	474
Pena Elementary School	Brownsville	472
Jubilee Leadership Academy	San Antonio	471
Sharp Elementary School	Brownsville	470
Houston Elementary School	Harlingen	467
Villareal Elementary School	Los Fresnos	465
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	San Benito	455
W. B. Green Junior High School	La Feria	454
Fred Booth	San Benito	450
Derry Elementary School	Port Isabel	446
La Paloma Elementary School	San Benito	446
Garriga Elementary School	Port Isabel	443
Sam Houston Elementary School	La Feria	440
Martin Elementary School	Brownsville	438
Lamar Elementary School	Harlingen	426
Port Isabel Junior High School	Port Isabel	425
Morningside Elementary School	Brownsville	424
Jubilee Harlingen	San Antonio	422
Ben Milam Elementary School	Harlingen	405
Elma E. Barrera Elementary School	Santa Rosa	402
Garden Park Elementary School	Brownsville	398
Gallegos Elementary School	Brownsville	396
Wilson Elementary School	Harlingen	393
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School	La Feria	391
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School	San Benito	384
Jubilee Living Way	San Antonio	382
Harlingen School of Health Professions	Harlingen	376
Downs Fine Arts Academy	San Benito	367
C. E. Vail Elementary School	La Feria	366
Las Yescas Elementary School	Los Fresnos	365
Villa Nueva Elementary School	Brownsville	361
Elementary Jardin Elementary School	Brownsville	360
Brownsville Early College High School	Brownsville	348
Horizon Montessori III	Weslaco	343
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	San Benito	341
Harlingen Collegiate High School	Harlingen	339
Southmost Elementary School	Brownsville	339
Bowie Elementary School	Harlingen	337
David G. Sanchez Elementary School	La Feria	337
Skinner Elementary School	Brownsville	333
Roberts Elementary School	San Benito	320
Dishman Elementary School	Harlingen	320
Austin Elementary School	Harlingen	308
Palm Grove Elementary School	Brownsville	305
Zavala Elementary School	Harlingen	295
Travis Elementary School	Harlingen	291
Santa Rosa High School	Santa Rosa	289
Crockett Elementary School	Harlingen	278
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	Weslaco	278
Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Weslaco	273
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School	Santa Maria	264
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School	San Benito	253
Jefferson Elementary School	Harlingen	249
Garza Elementary School	Brownsville	238
Del Castillo Elementary School	Brownsville	228
Jo Nelson Middle School	Santa Rosa	224
Rangerville Elementary School	San Benito	217
Promesa College Prep Brownsville	Austin	192
Santa Maria High School	Santa Maria	162
Santa Maria Middle School	Santa Maria	129
Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville	Mc Allen	126
Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito	Mc Allen	113
Premier High School of Brownsville	Lewisville	109
Secondary Alter Center	Harlingen	104
Gateway to Graduation Academy	San Benito	76
Cameron County JJAEP	San Benito	61
Cameron County JJAEP	Los Fresnos	48
La Feria Academy	La Feria	29
Hester Juvenile Detention	San Benito	24
Cameron County JJAEP	Brownsville	21
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp	San Benito	12
Cameron County JJAEP	Port Isabel	10
Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)	Santa Maria	9
Edna Tamayo House	Harlingen	8
Rgv Youth Recovery Home	San Benito	6
Cameron County JJAEP	Rio Hondo	3