East RGV News

There were 3,847 Hispanic students enrolled in Willacy County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Willacy County welcomed 3,976 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 96.8% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 601 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lyford Elementary School	96.2	625
Pittman Elementary School	97.1	579
Raymondville High School	98.2	508
Lyford High School	95.3	472
Smith Elementary School	96.2	450
Myra Green Middle School	98.6	425
Lyford Middle School	96	299
Lasara Elementary School	97.6	251
Lasara High School	100	100
San Perlita Elementary School	90.8	98
San Perlita High School	92.9	70
Raymondville Options Academic Academy	98.2	56
San Perlita Middle School	97.7	43