Winter Garden Today

There were seven Black students enrolled in Maverick County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 53.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Maverick County welcomed 13,385 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Maverick County, Eagle Pass High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two students.

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
Eagle Pass High School	0.1	2,277
C. C. Winn High School	0	2,046
Memorial Junior High School	0	1,007
Eagle Pass Junior High School	0.1	1,005
Armando Cerna Elementary School	0.2	512
Perfecto Mancha Elementary School	0	479
Liberty Elementary School	0	467
Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School	0.2	452
Language Development Center	0	437
Nellie Mae Glass Elementary School	0.2	425
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	420
Early Childhood Center	0	411
Rosita Valley Elementary School	0	393
Ray High Darr Elementary School	0	388
Kennedy Elementary School	0	358
Pete Gallego Elementary School	0	347
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School	0	344
Rosita Valley Literacy Academy	0	331
San Luis Elementary School	0	324
Seco Mines Elementary School	0	282
Benavides Heights Elementary School	0	275
Juan N. Seguin Elementary School	0.4	274
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School	0	116
DAEP	0	15