Hill Country Chronicle

Del Rio High School had the highest enrollment among Val Verde County schools, welcoming 2,366 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 94.3% of the Del Rio High School total enrollment.

Among the 19 schools in Val Verde County, Buena Vista Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 767 students, while Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary School welcomed 752 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Del Rio High School is a part of San Felipe-Del Rio CISD, which roughly covers schools within Val Verde County with its main office in Del Rio.

In the previous school year, Del Rio High School also had the highest number of students among Val Verde County schools.

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.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Del Rio High School	Del Rio	2,366
Buena Vista Elementary School	Del Rio	767
Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary School	Del Rio	752
Del Rio Middle 8TH Grade Campus	Del Rio	748
Del Rio Middle 7th Grade Campus	Del Rio	730
San Felipe Memorial Middle School	Del Rio	730
North Heights Elementary School	Del Rio	560
Garfield Elementary School	Del Rio	529
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School	Del Rio	527
Ruben Chavira Elementary School	Del Rio	492
Del Rio Early College High School	Del Rio	469
Lamar Elementary School	Del Rio	460
Irene C. Cardwell Elementary School	Del Rio	433
Comstock School	Comstock	240
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle	Del Rio	231
Heritage Academy of Del Rio	Del Rio	190
Blended Academy	Del Rio	154
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet	Del Rio	153
Premier High School of Del Rio	Lewisville	68