North Coastal News

George West Primary School had the highest enrollment among Live Oak County schools, welcoming 396 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of the students were girls, and 48.7% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 57.6% of the George West Primary School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Live Oak County, Three Rivers Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 318 students, while George West High School welcomed 280 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

George West Primary School is a part of George West ISD, which roughly covers schools within Live Oak County with its main office in George West.

In the previous school year, George West Primary School also had the highest number of students among Live Oak 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
George West Primary School	George West	396
Three Rivers Elementary School	Three Rivers	318
George West High School	George West	280
Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	Three Rivers	267
George West Elementary School	George West	249
George West Junior High School	George West	158