East RGV News

There were 187 Black students enrolled in Cameron County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 7.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cameron County welcomed 87,185 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 146 schools in Cameron County, only Harlingen High School and South Texas ISD Health Professions enrolled any Black students, welcoming 11 students each in the 2021-22 school year.

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 name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Los Fresnos High School	0.2	3,197
Hanna Early College High School	0.2	2,336
Rivera Early College High School	0	2,306
San Benito High School	0	2,054
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	0.1	2,016
Harlingen High School	0.6	1,999
Pace Early College High School	0	1,939
Lopez Early College High School	0.1	1,896
Porter Early College High School	0	1,844
Harlingen High School - South	0.4	1,581
Stillman Middle School	0.2	1,115
Faulk Middle School	0	1,059
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	0.3	1,055
Garcia Middle School	0	948
South Texas ISD Health Professions	1.2	940
Manzano Middle School	0	903
La Feria High School	0.2	892
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	0.2	864
Resaca Middle School	0	862
Los Cuates Middle School	0.1	847
Gutierrez Middle School	1	834
Benavides Elementary School	0	830
Oliveira Middle School	0.5	827
Stell Middle School	0	819
Treasure Hills Elementary School	0.5	817
Berta Cabaza Middle School	0.4	813
Pullam Elementary School	0.3	793
Memorial Middle School	0.8	791
Paredes Elementary School	0.3	783
South Texas ISD Science Academy	1.3	764
Moises Vela Middle School	0	763
Lee High Means Elementary School	0.4	749
Lucio Middle School	0.1	745
Vernon Middle School	0	744
Liberty Memorial Middle School	0	734
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	0	730
Miller Jordan Middle School	0	699
Coakley Middle School	0.1	695
Champion Elementary School	0	691
Canales Elementary School	0	679
Perkins Middle School	0.2	666
Rancho Verde Elementary School	0.3	660
Hudson Elementary School	0.5	653
Stuart Place Elementary School	0.2	651
Gonzalez Elementary School	0.2	643
Vela Middle School	0	639
Perez Elementary School	0.2	633
Vermillion Road Elementary School	0	632
Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School	0	621
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	1.3	614
Port Isabel High School	0.2	609
Rio Hondo Elementary School	0.2	605
Cash Elementary School	0.2	600
Burns Elementary School	0.2	598
Laureles Elementary School	0	589
Besteiro Middle School	0	585
San Benito Riverside Middle School	0	571
Breeden Elementary School	0	568
Bonham Elementary School	0.4	562
Olmito Elementary School	0	562
Aiken Elementary School	0	547
Long Elementary School	0.7	547
Yturria Elementary School	0	543
Egly Elementary School	0.4	535
South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy	0.7	535
Dora Romero Elementary School	0	534
South Texas ISD World Scholars	1.5	534
Keller Elementary School	0	522
Lopez-Riggins Elementary School	0	520
Rio Hondo High School	0.4	516
Russell Elementary School	0	512
Los Fresnos Elementary School	0	511
Ortiz Elementary School	0.6	508
Brite Elementary School	0	486
Palmer-Laakso Elementary School	0.2	484
Rio Hondo Middle School	0.4	480
Cromack Elementary School	0	475
Putegnat Elementary School	0	473
Pena Elementary School	0	467
Castaneda Elementary School	0	466
W. B. Green Junior High School	0.2	465
Garriga Elementary School	0.4	461
Martin Elementary School	0.2	460
Derry Elementary School	0.4	459
La Encantada Elementary School	0	454
Lamar Elementary School	0	452
Sharp Elementary School	0	452
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	0	450
Houston Elementary School	0.2	448
Port Isabel Junior High School	0.2	445
Villareal Elementary School	0.2	442
Fred Booth	0.2	439
La Paloma Elementary School	0	422
Gallegos Elementary School	0	419
Garden Park Elementary School	0.2	416
Morningside Elementary School	0.2	416
Ben Milam Elementary School	0.2	409
Noemi Dominguez Elementary School	0.2	408
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	408
Wilson Elementary School	0	403
Las Yescas Elementary School	0	390
Villa Nueva Elementary School	0	375
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School	0	368
Elma E. Barrera Elementary School	0	364
Harlingen School of Health Professions	0	359
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	0	356
C. E. Vail Elementary School	0.3	353
Brownsville Early College High School	1.4	352
David G. Sanchez Elementary School	0	351
Dishman Elementary School	0.9	346
Palm Grove Elementary School	0	344
Elementary Jardin Elementary School	0	342
Skinner Elementary School	0	337
Harlingen Collegiate High School	0	333
Downs Fine Arts Academy	0	332
Austin Elementary School	0.9	328
Bowie Elementary School	0	319
Southmost Elementary School	0.6	316
Zavala Elementary School	1	297
Crockett Elementary School	0	294
Travis Elementary School	0	290
Roberts Elementary School	0.3	286
Santa Rosa High School	0	283
Garza Elementary School	0	270
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School	0.4	268
Del Castillo Elementary School	0	258
Jefferson Elementary School	0.8	257
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School	0.4	255
Rangerville Elementary School	0	221
Jo Nelson Middle School	0	202
Santa Maria High School	0	154
Santa Maria Middle School	0	122
Gateway To Graduation Academy	0	80
Secondary Alter Center	1.3	79
Hester Juvenile Detention	0	34
La Feria Academy	0	34
Cameron County JJAEP	0	17
Cameron County JJAEP	0	16
Edna Tamayo House	35.7	14
Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)	0	13
Cameron County JJAEP	0	11
Rgv Youth Recovery Home	0	10
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp	0	8
Ami Kids Rio Grande Valley (Fka Rgmi)	0	6
Cameron County JJAEP	0	2
Cameron County JJAEP	0	2