North Coastal News

Victoria County schools enrolled 10,212 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 14,542 students enrolled in Victoria County schools, 70.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.5% increase over the previous school year.

Victoria County enrolled the 46th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Victoria East High School	1,201	1,845
Victoria West High School	1,035	1,766
Howell Middle School	511	757
Patti Welder Middle School	506	638
Dudley Elementary School	428	484
Hopkins Elementary School	405	427
Shields Elementary School	394	441
C. O. Chandler Elementary School	387	474
Crain Elementary School	371	416
Stroman STEM Academy	358	448
Rowland Elementary School	351	421
O'Connor Elementary School	350	396
Rodolfo Torres Elementary School	348	423
Harold Cade Middle School	347	740
Martin De Leon Elementary School	325	541
Smith STEM Academy	321	392
Aloe Elementary School	297	426
Vickers Elementary School	255	505
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School	247	481
Bloomington Elementary School	240	265
Liberty Credit Recovery	210	273
Stroman Middle School	197	265
Bloomington High School	174	239
Bloomington Junior High School	163	195
Childrens Learning Institute Early Education Cent	161	162
Placedo Elementary School	160	191
Mission Valley Elementary School	128	246
Smith Elementary School	113	158
Industrial Elementary West	70	271
Liberty DAEP	64	84
Nursery Elementary School	64	135
Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	30	35
Liberty DAEP Elementary School	1	2