Winter Garden Today

There were eight Black students enrolled in Zavala County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 60% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Zavala County welcomed 2,399 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Zavala County, La Pryor Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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
Crystal City High School	0.2	551
Sterling H. Fly Junior High School	0	371
Zavala Elementary School	0.6	358
La Pryor Elementary School	1.5	266
Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School	0.4	263
Benito Juarez Elementary School	0	256
La Pryor High School	0	225
Batesville School	0	109