Laredo Times

There were 50 Black students enrolled in Webb County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Webb County welcomed 59,518 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 85 schools in Webb County, only Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School and United High School enrolled any Black students, welcoming seven students each in the 2021-22 school 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
United High School	0.2	3,762
United South High School	0.1	3,175
Lyndon B. Johnson	0	3,102
John B. Alexander High School	0.1	2,980
Nixon High School	0	2,161
Martin High School	0.1	1,931
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School	0	1,491
Lamar Middle School	0	1,299
United South Middle School	0	1,174
George Washington Middle School	0.2	1,158
Elias Herrera Middle School	0.2	1,100
United Middle School	0.1	1,093
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	0	1,067
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School	0	1,067
Christen Middle School	0.1	1,032
Los Obispos Middle School	0	922
Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School	0.8	891
San Isidro Elementary School	0.4	777
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary School	0	762
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School	0	754
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	0	712
John W. Arndt Elementary School	0	711
Salinas Elementary School	0.1	709
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	0.8	708
Ryan Elementary School	0.1	707
Pierce Elementary School	0	662
Milton Elementary School	0	652
Trautmann Elementary School	0	650
Memorial Middle School	0	648
Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School	0	639
Nye Elementary School	0	625
Trautmann Middle School	0.2	623
Prada Elementary School	0.2	621
Antonio Gonzalez Middle School	0.3	606
Ruiz Elementary School	0.2	596
Don Jose Gallego	0	569
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School	0	569
Freedom Elementary School	0	562
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School	0	551
Charles Borchers Elementary School	0	539
Raul Perales Middle School	0	538
Clark Middle School	0	537
Henry Cuellar Elementary School	0	535
Judith Zaffirini Elementary School	0.2	525
Ligarde Elementary School	0	525
Farias Elementary School	0	520
Dr. Malakoff Elementary School	0	514
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School	0	512
H. B. Zachry Elementary School	0	504
T. Sanchez Elementary / High Ochoa Elementary School	0	504
Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School	0	496
Santo Nino Elementary School	0	496
Heights Elementary School	0	478
Santa Maria Elementary School	0	471
J. C. Martin Junior Elementary School	0	453
D. D. Hachar Elementary School	0	439
Bruni Elementary School	0	430
Macdonell Elementary School	0	428
Tarver Elementary School	0	414
Salvador Garcia Middle School	0	409
Finley Elementary School	0.2	404
Hector Junior Garcia Early College High School	0.3	399
Leyendecker Elementary School	0	396
Matias De Llano Elementary School	0	395
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School	0.3	375
Clark Elementary School	0.3	375
Kazen Elementary School	0	364
Daiches Elementary School	0	351
Dovalina Elementary School	0	351
Roberto Junior Santos Elementary School	0	346
Kennedy Zapata Elementary School	0	333
Newman Elementary School	0.6	329
Junior Kawas Elementary School	0	321
United Step Academy	0	144
Oilton Elementary School	0	118
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North	0	110
Bruni High School	0	87
Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South	0	72
Bruni Middle School	0	58
F. S. Lara Academy	0	52
Youth Village Detention Center	0	21
Youth Recovery Home	0	13
Juvenille Justice Alternative Program	0	7
Casa Esperanza Recovery Home	0	6
Webb County JJAEP	0	6