West RGV News

There was one Black student enrolled in Starr County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Starr County welcomed 14,854 students during the 2021-22 school year.

Grulla High School was the only school in the county which enrolled Black students, welcoming just one in the 2021-22 school year.

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 name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rio Grande City High School	0	1,753
Roma High School	0	1,738
Veterans Middle School	0	738
Grulla High School	0.1	718
Ringgold Middle School	0	683
Roma Middle School	0	682
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	0	635
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	0	627
Grulla Middle School	0	549
Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary School	0	526
Ramiro Barrera Middle School	0	516
Florence Junior Scott Elementary School	0	490
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	0	485
Alto Bonito Elementary School	0	478
Preparatory for Early College High School	0	455
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School	0	438
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	0	433
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School	0	430
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	0	425
Emma Vera Elementary School	0	408
Ringgold Elementary School	0	399
Grulla Elementary School	0	398
Rt Barrera Elementary School	0	338
La Union Elementary School	0	282
San Isidro Elementary School	0	121
San Isidro High School	0	70
Instructional & Guidance Center	0	39