East RGV News

There were 3,842 Hispanic students enrolled in Willacy County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Willacy County welcomed 3,939 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 97.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Willacy County, Lyford Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 607 students.

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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lyford Elementary School	98.1	619
Pittman Elementary School	98.6	574
Raymondville High School	98.4	507
Lyford High School	97.2	460
Smith Elementary School	96.3	427
Myra Green Middle School	98.5	409
Lyford Middle School	94.6	349
Lasara Elementary School	100	231
Lasara High School	100	96
San Perlita Elementary School	92.7	96
San Perlita High School	90.9	77
San Perlita Middle School	98	50
Raymondville Options Academic Academy	100	44