North Coastal News

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Victoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 14,345 students attending Victoria County schools, 68.3% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Victoria County, comprising 67.8% of the student body.

Rowland Elementary School, Victoria East High School and Stroman STEM Academy had the most diverse student body in Victoria County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1.4%.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Aloe Elementary School	Hispanic	56.3%	394
Bloomington Elementary School	Hispanic	86.9%	259
Bloomington High School	Hispanic	82.8%	250
Bloomington Junior High School	Hispanic	87.3%	213
C. O. Chandler Elementary School	Hispanic	65.4%	474
Childrens Learning Institute Early Education Cent	Hispanic	79%	176
Crain Elementary School	Hispanic	90.2%	572
Dudley Elementary School	Hispanic	78.5%	465
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School	Hispanic	51%	461
Harold Cade Middle School	Hispanic	50.8%	736
Hopkins Elementary School	Hispanic	85.1%	416
Howell Middle School	Hispanic	63%	725
Industrial Elementary West	White	74.2%	275
Liberty Credit Recovery	Hispanic	81.1%	233
Liberty DAEP	Hispanic	70.6%	102
Liberty DAEP Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	3
Martin De Leon Elementary School	Hispanic	61.4%	516
Mission Valley Elementary School	White	67.6%	244
Nursery Elementary School	White	52.6%	137
O'Connor Elementary School	Hispanic	78.8%	453
Patti Welder Middle School	Hispanic	79.2%	576
Placedo Elementary School	Hispanic	88.6%	184
Rodolfo Torres Elementary School	Hispanic	81.5%	401
Rowland Elementary School	Hispanic	72.7%	432
Shields Elementary School	Hispanic	77%	448
Smith STEM Academy	Hispanic	70.7%	420
Stroman STEM Academy	Hispanic	78.2%	643
Vickers Elementary School	Hispanic	49.3%	511
Victoria East High School	Hispanic	70.9%	1,847
Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	Hispanic	43.6%	39
Victoria West High School	Hispanic	63%	1,740