Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Zavala County welcomed 2,270 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Zavala County, La Pryor Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students each.
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 | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal City High School | 0 | 535 |
| Sterling H. Fly Junior High School | 0.2 | 407 |
| Zavala Elementary School | 0.3 | 365 |
| La Pryor Elementary School | 1.1 | 280 |
| Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School | 0 | 246 |
| Benito Juarez Elementary School | 0 | 232 |
| La Pryor High School | 0 | 205 |
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