Corpus Christi Sun

Collins-Parr Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Duval County schools, welcoming 729 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of the students were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 97.8% of the Collins-Parr Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the nine schools in Duval County, San Diego High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 427 students, while Norman M. Thomas Elementary School welcomed 374 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Collins-Parr Elementary School is a part of San Diego ISD, which roughly covers schools within Duval County with its main office in San Diego.

In the previous school year, Collins-Parr Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Duval County schools.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Collins-Parr Elementary School	San Diego	729
San Diego High School	San Diego	427
Norman M. Thomas Elementary School	Freer	374
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School	San Diego	339
Lucy Aragon Junior High School	Freer	190
Freer High School	Freer	170
Benavides Secondary	Benavides	114
Benavides Elementary School	Benavides	70
Ramirez Elementary School	Ramirez	21