Webb County’s student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By Laredo Times

Oct 29, 2024

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Webb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 64,226 students attending Webb County schools, 99.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Webb County, comprising 99.1% of the student body.

United High School had the most diverse student body in Webb County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 4.4% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Webb County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School	Hispanic	97.4%	428
Antonio Gonzalez Middle School	Hispanic	99.4%	660
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	Hispanic	98.7%	707
Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	741
Bruni Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	446
Bruni High School	Hispanic	95.5%	88
Bruni Middle School	Hispanic	95.9%	49
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home	Hispanic	100%	7
Charles Borchers Elementary School	Hispanic	97.8%	555
Christen Middle School	Hispanic	99.6%	1,098
Clark Elementary School	Hispanic	99.5%	404
Clark Middle School	Hispanic	99.3%	568
Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School	Hispanic	94.7%	895
D. D. Hachar Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	442
Daiches Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	442
Don Jose Gallego	Hispanic	99.8%	607
Dovalina Elementary School	Hispanic	99%	384
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School	Hispanic	99.9%	1,472
Dr. Malakoff Elementary School	Hispanic	98.1%	526
Elias Herrera Middle School	Hispanic	97.9%	1,097
F. S. Lara Academy	Hispanic	100%	88
Farias Elementary School	Hispanic	98.9%	563
Finley Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	458
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	653
Freedom Elementary School	Hispanic	99.7%	648
George Washington Middle School	Hispanic	98.4%	1,112
H. B. Zachry Elementary School	Hispanic	99.5%	592
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo	Hispanic	99.7%	637
Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo	Hispanic	99.4%	700
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	Hispanic	99.6%	677
Hector Junior Garcia Early College High School	Hispanic	98.7%	399
Heights Elementary School	Hispanic	99.4%	534
Henry Cuellar Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	529
J. C. Martin Junior Elementary School	Hispanic	99%	483
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	Hispanic	99.8%	1,104
John B. Alexander High School	Hispanic	98.5%	3,070
John W. Arndt Elementary School	Hispanic	99.9%	791
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	99.7%	616
Judith Zaffirini Elementary School	Hispanic	98.3%	636
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School	Hispanic	98.1%	828
Junior Kawas Elementary School	Hispanic	99.5%	385
Juvenille Justice Alternative Program	Hispanic	95.5%	22
Kazen Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	386
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	340
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School	Hispanic	99.4%	721
Lamar Middle School	Hispanic	99.8%	1,341
Leyendecker Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	442
Ligarde Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	585
Los Obispos Middle School	Hispanic	100%	716
Lyndon B. Johnson	Hispanic	99.8%	3,252
Macdonell Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	470
Martin High School	Hispanic	99.5%	1,914
Matias De Llano Elementary School	Hispanic	97.5%	400
Memorial Middle School	Hispanic	99.9%	668
Milton Elementary School	Hispanic	98.5%	669
Newman Elementary School	Hispanic	99.2%	392
Nixon High School	Hispanic	98.7%	2,218
Nye Elementary School	Hispanic	98.5%	649
Oilton Elementary School	Hispanic	96.3%	108
Pierce Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	688
Prada Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	741
Premier High School of Laredo	Hispanic	99.4%	159
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School	Hispanic	98.6%	495
Raul Perales Middle School	Hispanic	99.5%	611
Roberto Junior Santos Elementary School	Hispanic	99%	418
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	776
Ruiz Elementary School	Hispanic	99.6%	713
Ryan Elementary School	Hispanic	99%	809
Salinas Elementary School	Hispanic	99.7%	767
Salvador Garcia Middle School	Hispanic	100%	375
San Isidro Elementary School	Hispanic	95.7%	879
Santa Maria Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	519
Santo Nino Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	554
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	652
T. Sanchez Elementary / High Ochoa Elementary School	Hispanic	99.8%	577
Tarver Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	430
Trautmann Elementary School	Hispanic	97.3%	713
Trautmann Middle School	Hispanic	98%	683
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	Hispanic	100%	125
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	Hispanic	98.9%	90
United High School	Hispanic	98.4%	3,644
United Middle School	Hispanic	98.4%	1,092
United South High School	Hispanic	99.5%	3,243
United South Middle School	Hispanic	100%	1,009
United Step Academy	Hispanic	99.2%	243
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	Hispanic	99.5%	779
Webb County JJAEP	Hispanic	100%	9
Youth Recovery Home	Hispanic	77.8%	9
Youth Village Detention Center	Hispanic	100%	12