Winter Garden Today

There were 17 American Indian students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Atascosa County welcomed 8,471 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Atascosa County, Pleasanton Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pleasanton Elementary School	0.2	969
Pleasanton High School	0.3	955
Pleasanton Junior High School	0.9	757
Pleasanton Primary School	0	686
Poteet Elementary School	0	568
Lytle Elementary School	0	505
Poteet High School	0	490
Lytle High School	0	487
Jourdanton High School	0.2	438
Jourdanton Elementary School	0	435
Lytle Junior High School	0	395
Poteet Junior High School	0	386
Jourdanton Junior High School	0.3	379
Lytle Primary School	0.9	350
Poteet Intermediate School	0	236
Charlotte Elementary School	0	170
Charlotte High School	0	126
Charlotte Middle School	0	101
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	0	11
Jourdanton DAEP	0	10
Atascosa County Alter	0	6
Lytle DAEP	0	6
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	0	5