West RGV News

There were 17 Asian students enrolled in Starr County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.3% more 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. Among them, Asian comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Starr County, Rio Grande City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of five students.

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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rio Grande City High School	0.3	1,753
Roma High School	0	1,738
Veterans Middle School	0.4	738
Grulla High School	0	718
Ringgold Middle School	0.6	683
Roma Middle School	0	682
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	0.3	635
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	0.2	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	0.5	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