Hill Country Chronicle

Val Verde County schools enrolled 7,579 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,599 students enrolled in Val Verde County schools, 71.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.8% increase over the previous school year.

Val Verde County enrolled the 53rd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Del Rio High School	1,459	2,366
Del Rio Middle 8TH Grade Campus	560	748
Del Rio Middle 7th Grade Campus	553	730
Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary School	553	752
San Felipe Memorial Middle School	521	730
Garfield Elementary School	474	529
North Heights Elementary School	458	560
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School	449	527
Ruben Chavira Elementary School	432	492
Irene C. Cardwell Elementary School	417	433
Lamar Elementary School	414	460
Buena Vista Elementary School	399	767
Del Rio Early College High School	251	469
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle	181	231
Blended Academy	146	154
Heritage Academy of Del Rio	134	190
Comstock School	87	240
Premier High School of Del Rio	63	68
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet	28	153