North Coastal News

There were 55 Hispanic students enrolled in Nursery ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nursery ISD schools welcomed 135 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 40.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Nursery ISD roughly covers schools within Victoria County and has a main office in Victoria.

Nursery Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 55 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	135	55	40.7%
2021-22	136	45	33.1%
2020-21	141	58	41.1%
2019-20	147	57	38.8%